Post Reports

The realities of being transgender in the U.S.

Mar 24, 2023

18:00

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Episode guests

Fenit Nirappil

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Importance of a Randomized Sample of Trans Americans

4min

How to Access Health Care as a Trans Person in the Current Climate

3min

The Challenge of Coming Out as a Non-Binary Person

5min

The Importance of a Randomized Survey of Transgender People

4min

Today, what a landmark poll of U.S. transgender adults reveals about what life is like for trans people in America.

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.