| Area | Description | |------|-------------| | | Many providers lack training in trans health. Transition-related care is often excluded from insurance or subject to long waitlists. | | Legal recognition | Updating name/gender markers on IDs varies by jurisdiction. Many trans people face barriers or fees. | | Violence | Trans people—especially Black and Latina trans women—face disproportionately high rates of homicide and assault. | | Employment & housing | Discrimination remains legal in many U.S. states. Trans people experience poverty and homelessness at higher rates. | | Misgendering & deadnaming | Using incorrect pronouns (misgendering) or a former name (deadnaming) causes psychological harm. | | Media representation | Historically portrayed as jokes or villains. Positive representation has grown but remains insufficient. |

| Myth | Fact | |------|------| | “Being trans is a mental illness.” | Gender dysphoria is a diagnosable condition, but being trans itself is not an illness. The WHO removed “transgender identity” from its mental disorders list in 2019. | | “Trans people are just gay or lesbian.” | Trans people have diverse sexual orientations. A trans woman attracted to men may identify as straight. | | “Kids are transitioning too young.” | Social transition (name, pronouns, hair, clothes) has no medical effects. Puberty blockers are reversible and have been used for decades for precocious puberty. | | “Non-binary isn’t real.” | Non-binary identities are documented across many cultures (e.g., Two-Spirit in Indigenous cultures, hijra in South Asia). | | “Trans women are a threat in restrooms.” | No evidence supports this. Trans people face violence in restrooms, not perpetrate it. |