Support for trans community increasing in the US, study finds
By Josh Haggis
Support for the trans community is increasing rapidly, a new study has found.
A survey commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign found that there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Americans who claim to personally know or work with someone who is transgender.
The research found that 22% of those surveyed knew or work with a person identifies as trans, which is up 5% from a similar survey carried out in 2014. Furthermore, 66% of these people showed a positive attitude toward trans people, which suggests that visibility is vital in changing attitudes.
“This is powerful testimony to what we in the LGBT community have always known – that the more people who know us, and become familiar with our personal stories, the more supportive they are of inclusion and equality,” said HRC President Chad Griffin.
“This data tells us that the dramatic increase in the visibility of transgender people in our workplaces, our homes, and in our popular culture has helped propel this growing support of transgender Americans,” he added.
Meanwhile, Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox has this month posed naked for Allure magazine in an effort to help prove that trans women are beautiful – take a look here.
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