Results I would like to sincerely thank everyone who participated in this study. In particular, I am grateful to those of you who took the time to email me with feedback and stories about your lives. I was touched by your words. As I sifted through everyone’s responses to the survey, I was saddened by the pain people expressed and I was struck by a great sense of courage and survival. If you have any thoughts or feedback as you read through these results, please email me: virginia@transstudy.com Participants NUMBER: 300 people participated in the study. SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH: 132 people were assigned a female sex at birth, 163 were assigned a male sex at birth, and one person was assigned intersex at birth. GENDER: People used between one and 4 different words or phrases to describe gender, and 51 different words were used. Most people said either “female” or “male,” but other commonly used gender identities were “transgender,” “transgendered,” or “TG,” “genderqueer,” and “FTM.” GEOGRAPHY: People from 39 different states and Washington, DC completed the survey. The top three states represented were California, Massachusetts, and Texas. RACE: People were asked to select all that apply. Most (241) participants identify as White/Caucasian, and 18 identify as biracial, 16 identify as multiracial, 12 identify as Native American or American Indian, 15 identify as Black or African American, 16 identify as Latino/a or Hispanic, 5 identify as Asian, 2 identify as Middle-eastern, and 15 identify as “other.” Of the people who chose “other” and specified in the space provided, the most common identity was Jewish. SEXUAL ORIENTATION: The most common sexual orientations among participants were queer (27%) and bisexual or bi (26%).