One in five New Yorkers — or 20 percent of the state’s population — identifies as LGBTQ+, according to a new report by the state’s Department of Health. That’s more than double the national average found by Gallup and published earlier this year.
According to a report released by New York’s Department of Health, “An estimated 7.2% of United States adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender according to data collected in 2022.”
And according to the Albany Times Union, 208,400 people in the state identify as transgender, more than double the number estimated ten years ago.
The New York State Legislature passed a bill this session that will shield doctors from liability for providing gender-affirming care to someone from a state like Texas that has made gender-affirming care to a minor illegal. The governor has until the end of the year to sign the bill.
— David Taffet
