Study: Transgender people less likely to be employed, have worse mental and physical health

A study by a health care data and analytics company showed that transgender people are less likely to be employed, have health insurance, or be married. They also are "at a higher risk" of developing mental and behavioral issues, getting sexually transmitted infections, and using and abusing substances.

The study was conducted by Definitive Healthcare, a company that has described its mission as wanting to "transform data, analytics and expertise into healthcare commercial intelligence."

The study looked at medical interventions in those who identify as transgender and the volume of individuals who are suffering from gender dysphoria in the United States.

"About 1.6 million Americans aged 13 and older identify as transgender," the study began. "Transgender people are less likely than non-transgender people to have a college degree, be employed, insured, or married. They also report having more days of poor mental and physical health than their non-trans peers."

The report looked at increases in gender dysphoria diagnosis across the United States and their increases from 2018 to 2022. The study found that the number of cases rose in every state in except South Dakota, which saw a 23% decline in that period.

The authors interestingly noted that South Dakota became the sixth state to restrict "gender-affirming care" for minors in February 2023.

Some states saw a rise of gender dysphoria of over 200%. This was the case for Virginia (274%) and Indiana (247%).

Other states saw a more than 100% increase. This included Utah (193%), Alaska (183%), South Carolina (171%), and Delaware (170%).

Hawaii and Connecticut saw the smallest increases at 6% and 10%.

"Transgender patients’ access to care has received heightened national attention in recent years as the LGBTQ community’s work to promote visibility and equality has been met with legislative efforts to limit or ban trans-specific care services in nearly half of U.S. states," the study stated.

The organization blamed "social stigma and discrimination, shortages of hormones and other drugs, and a lack of specialists with expertise in transgender care" as reasons why transgender patients have had "limited" access to health care.

Of course, the organization suggested that the solution to these issues was to provide money and accept transgender people's state of dysphoria.

"Ensuring access to care will require improving awareness around transgender issues, normalizing trans identities, and allocating additional resources for trans people."

"This comes in part through increased representation of trans people, especially in clinical trials and other healthcare studies," it added.

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