MHA National reports that 59% of LGBTQ+ individuals feel they have fewer employment opportunities, and 38% of transgender people have experienced slurs.
A 2025 report from GLAAD found that 87% of non-LGBTQ Americans agree that transgender and nonbinary people deserve to live free from violence and discrimination.
Over 4 in 10 (44%) U.S. adults know someone who is transgender, and over 1 in 5 (22%–27%) know someone using non-binary pronouns, according to Pew Research Center .