LGBTQ Acceptance

1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary. Also, a rising share of Americans say they know someone who is transgender.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary – that is, their gender is different from the sex they were assigned at birth.

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

Americans’ comfort levels with using gender-neutral pronouns to refer to someone have remained static since 2017.

More Americans also say evangelical Christians, business corporations and the military will lose than gain influence in Washington.

In most of the 18 countries analyzed, religiously unaffiliated adults were more likely to say homosexuality should be accepted by society.

Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region and economic development.

Views differ sharply by party and age when it comes to whether forms or online profiles should include gender options other than “man” and “woman.”

Worldwide, most of the countries that allow gay marriage are in Western Europe. In the Americas, five countries have legalized gay marriage.

The share of Americans who favor same sex marriage has grown in recent years, though there are still demographic and partisan divides.