Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: The CDC also dug into the demographics of trans, finding that "Differences in demographic characteristics were observed by transgender identity.

 Libby Emmons

Brooklyn NY

Oct 9, 2024

The Post Millennial

Approximately half of cisgender students reported female sex (47.5%). Approximately two thirds of transgender or questioning students reported female sex (64.2% and 64.3%, respectively). Differences in race and ethnicity by transgender identity were observed. A lower proportion of transgender students identified as Black and higher proportion identified as White compared with cisgender or questioning students. In addition, for questioning students, differences in grade distribution were observed."

However, there was no glossary attached to the study, so it is unclear if the CDC meant that those who "reported female sex" are biologically female or are males who identify as female. The CDC further found that while "most cisgender students reported their sexual identity as heterosexual" at 79.4 percent, only 8.7 percent of trans-identified students and 7.5 percent of gender-questioning students did so. This means that those students who are questioning their gender are also questioning their sexuality and report higher instances of bullying and housing insecurity.

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