The realities of being transgender in the U.S.
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The Washington Post
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🗓️ 24 March 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Today, what a landmark poll of U.S. transgender adults reveals about what life is like for trans people in America.
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In this atmosphere of intense polarization around transgender rights, The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation set out to hear what transgender Americans had to say on topics ranging from their experiences as children in school to navigating the workplace, the doctor’s office and family relationships as adults. The resulting Washington Post-KFF Trans Survey is the largest nongovernmental survey of U.S. trans adults to rely on random sampling methods.
Today on the show, health reporter Fenit Nirappil walks through the results of the poll and shares the stories of trans patients who face discrimination when trying to access health care.
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| 0:00.0 | So when I was in preschool, I was starting to say like, |
| 0:07.8 | and as a dumb name, it's a girl name. |
| 0:10.2 | And my mom was like, your girl, and I was like, |
| 0:13.1 | no, that's a lie. |
| 0:16.6 | And so I knew it was just the classic story of like |
| 0:19.3 | knowing at a really young age and then unlearning it |
| 0:21.7 | due to the adults in your life. |
| 0:24.9 | Hannah Valenza grew up in California |
| 0:27.2 | in a conservative Catholic family. |
| 0:29.9 | They joined the Navy, left home, |
| 0:32.5 | and over time grew into their identity |
| 0:35.3 | as a trans non-binary person. |
| 0:38.2 | When I was 29, I was at a friends wedding |
| 0:41.5 | and met another person who was non-binary |
| 0:45.1 | and they were just glowing. |
| 0:48.9 | And I was like, wait a second, is that allowed? |
| 0:51.2 | We can do that really. |
| 0:53.5 | Hannah is one of hundreds of people who participated |
| 0:56.2 | in a new survey from Washington Post |
| 0:58.6 | and the Kaiser Family Foundation. |
| 1:00.9 | This is the largest non-governmental survey |
| 1:03.7 | of transgender adults in the US |
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