Proportion of people identified as transgender and non-binary gender in Brazil

Abstract Studies estimate that gender-diverse persons represent 0.1 to 2% of populations investigated, but no such assessment was performed in Latin America. In a representative sample of Brazil’s adult population (n = 6000), we investigated participants' sociodemographic characteristics and po...

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Autores principales:	Giancarlo Spizzirri, Raí Eufrásio, Maria Cristina Pereira Lima, Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes, Baudewijntje P. C. Kreukels, Thomas D. Steensma, Carmita Helena Najjar Abdo
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:824ea281eefe4b75a0d58d52131a50ec2021-12-02T13:57:36ZProportion of people identified as transgender and non-binary gender in Brazil10.1038/s41598-021-81411-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/824ea281eefe4b75a0d58d52131a50ec2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81411-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Studies estimate that gender-diverse persons represent 0.1 to 2% of populations investigated, but no such assessment was performed in Latin America. In a representative sample of Brazil’s adult population (n = 6000), we investigated participants' sociodemographic characteristics and possible associations between these and current gender identity, categorized as cisgender, transgender or non-binary gender. We also investigated transgender individuals' distress associated with gender-related body characteristics. As main results, we found that transgender individuals represented 0.69% (CI95% = 0.48–0.90) of the sample, whereas non-binary persons were 1.19% (CI95% = 0.92–1.47). These percentages were not different among Brazil’s 5 geographic regions. Preliminary analyses showed that transgender individuals were on average younger (32.8 ± 14.2 years, CI95% = 28.5–37.1), compared to cisgender (42.2 ± 15.9, CI95% = 42.5–42.8) and non-binary (42.1 ± 16.5 years, CI95% = 38.3–46.5) groups. Non-binary persons are less likely to be in a relationship compared to cisgender individuals (OR = 0.57, CI95% = 0.35–0.93). In the transgender group, 85% of transgender men and 50% of transgender women reported distress due to gender-related body characteristics. Our main findings draw attention that gender-diverse Brazilian individuals represent around 2% of the country's adult population (almost 3 million people), and are homogeneously located throughout the country, reiterating the urgency of public health policies for these individuals in the five Brazilian sub-regions.Giancarlo SpizzirriRaí EufrásioMaria Cristina Pereira LimaHélio Rubens de Carvalho NunesBaudewijntje P. C. KreukelsThomas D. SteensmaCarmita Helena Najjar AbdoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Giancarlo Spizzirri Raí Eufrásio Maria Cristina Pereira Lima Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes Baudewijntje P. C. Kreukels Thomas D. Steensma Carmita Helena Najjar Abdo Proportion of people identified as transgender and non-binary gender in Brazil
description	Abstract Studies estimate that gender-diverse persons represent 0.1 to 2% of populations investigated, but no such assessment was performed in Latin America. In a representative sample of Brazil’s adult population (n = 6000), we investigated participants' sociodemographic characteristics and possible associations between these and current gender identity, categorized as cisgender, transgender or non-binary gender. We also investigated transgender individuals' distress associated with gender-related body characteristics. As main results, we found that transgender individuals represented 0.69% (CI95% = 0.48–0.90) of the sample, whereas non-binary persons were 1.19% (CI95% = 0.92–1.47). These percentages were not different among Brazil’s 5 geographic regions. Preliminary analyses showed that transgender individuals were on average younger (32.8 ± 14.2 years, CI95% = 28.5–37.1), compared to cisgender (42.2 ± 15.9, CI95% = 42.5–42.8) and non-binary (42.1 ± 16.5 years, CI95% = 38.3–46.5) groups. Non-binary persons are less likely to be in a relationship compared to cisgender individuals (OR = 0.57, CI95% = 0.35–0.93). In the transgender group, 85% of transgender men and 50% of transgender women reported distress due to gender-related body characteristics. Our main findings draw attention that gender-diverse Brazilian individuals represent around 2% of the country's adult population (almost 3 million people), and are homogeneously located throughout the country, reiterating the urgency of public health policies for these individuals in the five Brazilian sub-regions.
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Proportion of people identified as transgender and non-binary gender in Brazil

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