"An estimated 724,000 Americans in this age group identify as transgender, the institute notes. Of these, 382,800, 53 percent, live in one of the 29 states that has enacted one or more laws banning access to gender-affirming care, participation in sports, use of bathrooms and other sex-separated facilities, or gender affirmation through pronoun use. Thirty-six percent - 262,700 - live in one of the 16 states that has enacted all four such restrictions."
"But nearly 40 percent, or 285,300 teens, live in jurisdictions that have "shield laws" that protect access to gender-affirming care. Seventeen states and Washington, D.C., have these laws, which protect care providers and families from actions originating in states where this care has been restricted and, in some cases, from intrusion by the federal government."
""For the past few years, we have witnessed a trend of escalating state legislation affecting transgender youth," lead author Joshua Arrayales, law fellow at the Williams Institute, said in a press release. "The resulting patchwork of laws and policies is creating very different lived realities for transgender youth across the United States.""
An estimated 724,000 Americans aged 13–17 identify as transgender. Of these, 382,800 (53%) live in 29 states with at least one law banning access to gender-affirming care, participation in sports, use of bathrooms and other sex-separated facilities, or gender affirmation through pronoun use. Thirty-six percent (262,700) live in 16 states with all four restrictions. In 2025, 24 states passed at least one restrictive law affecting 329,200 trans youth (46%). Nearly 40% (285,300) live in 17 states and Washington, D.C., with shield laws protecting access to care. Regional disparities are pronounced, with the South and Midwest particularly affected.
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