Table 3 Demographics and Sexual Orientation (Identity, Behavior, Attraction) in the Transgender Population by Gender Identity (n = 274)
From: Sexual orientation in transgender adults in the United States
Transgender Men (N = 78) | Transgender Women (N = 120) | Nonbinary Individuals (N = 76) | Test statistic | p-value | Age-adjusted | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 30.4 (13.6) | 40.4 (15.2) | 30.4 (12.6) | -16.39 | < 0.001 a | – | – |
Age group in years | 3.14 | 0.002 | – | – | |||
18–24 | 52.4 | 17.0 | 45.2 | ||||
25–29 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 20.1 | ||||
30–39 | 15.5 | 28.0 | 15.0 | ||||
40–49 | 15.1 | 13.1 | 9.6 | ||||
50 + | 11.5 | 30.8 | 10.1 | ||||
Race/ ethnicity | 0.81 | 0.594 | 1.03 | 0.415 | |||
White | 55.4 | 59.3 | 54.2 | ||||
Black | 12.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | ||||
Latinx | 16.6 | 10.1 | 21.7 | ||||
Multiracial | 5.8 | 13.2 | 11.5 | ||||
Other | 9.6 | 9.7 | 4.1 | ||||
People of color | 0.150 | 0.859 | 0.21 | 0.812 | |||
Yes | 44.6 | 40.7 | 45.8 | ||||
No, white | 55.4 | 59.3 | 54.2 | ||||
Education | 0.830 | 0.549 | 1.19 | 0.310 | |||
High school diploma or less | 50.8 | 40.7 | 41.3 | ||||
Some college | 30.7 | 36.3 | 25.2 | ||||
College graduate | 10.3 | 13.8 | 19.0 | ||||
Post graduate work or degree | 8.2 | 9.2 | 14.5 | ||||
Sexual identity | 138.76 | < 0.001b | 70.49 | < 0.001 | |||
Straight/ heterosexual | 28.3 | 23.3 | 0.6 | ||||
Lesbian | 0 | 11.3 | 13.2 | ||||
Gay | 15.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | ||||
Bisexual | 13.4 | 28.9 | 12.9 | ||||
Queer | 15.0 | 5.8 | 35.2 | ||||
Same-gender loving | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.0 | ||||
Other | 11.3 | 6.8 | 3.4 | ||||
Asexual spectrum | 1.2 | 3.6 | 11.5 | ||||
Pansexual | 10.5 | 9.9 | 15.7 | ||||
Sexual minority | 14.89 | < 0.001 | 14.76 | < 0.001 | |||
Any sexual minority identity | 71.7 | 76.7 | 99.4 | ||||
Heterosexual/ straight | 28.3 | 23.3 | 0.5 | ||||
Sexual behavior in past 5 years | |||||||
Did not have sex | 25.3 | 27.7 | 30.0 | 0.11 | 0.896 | 0.14 | 0.870 |
Sexual partner gender in past 5 years | |||||||
Cisgender women | 57.2 | 43.5 | 56.0 | 1.26 | 0.285 | 1.11 | 0.333 |
Cisgender men | 33.9 | 52.9 | 39.1 | 2.28 | 0.104 | 3.67 | 0.027 |
Transgender women | 15.0 | 14.3 | 21.8 | 0.58 | 0.562 | 0.48 | 0.617 |
Transgender men | 19.0 | 12.2 | 28.9 | 2.13 | 0.120 | 1.21 | 0.300 |
Sexual attraction (somewhat or very attracted) | |||||||
Cisgender women | 74.9 | 68.4 | 78.5 | 0.69 | 0.501 | 0.37 | 0.690 |
Cisgender men | 55.2 | 65.7 | 52.4 | 1.19 | 0.306 | 3.63 | 0.028 |
Transgender women | 49.9 | 49.7 | 72.3 | 3.30 | 0.038 | 2.61 | 0.075 |
Transgender men | 47.2 | 42.5 | 69.4 | 3.93 | 0.021 | 2.33 | 0.099 |
Females at birth, genderqueer/ nonbinary | 56.3 | 49.6 | 76.1 | 3.73 | 0.025 | 2.32 | 0.101 |
Males at birth, genderqueer/ nonbinary | 50.0 | 43.8 | 63.6 | 2.05 | 0.131 | 0.95 | 0.389 |