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# Study: 10% of teens identify as gender diverse
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/study-10-of-teens-identify-as-gender-diverse/
- Published: 2021-05-26T08:30:45.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-26T08:30:45.000Z
- Description: A study published in Pediatrics found 1 in 10 US teens identify as gender diverse.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, Gender diverse, genderqueer, LGBTQ, Non-binary, Pennsylvania, Transgender

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A study published in *[Pediatrics](https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2021/05/15/peds.2020-049823?ref=scenemag.co.uk)* found 1 in 10 **US** teens identify as gender diverse, with this figure being 5 times higher than the national estimate. The report, titled *Prevalence of Gender-Diverse Youth in an Urban School District*, interviewed teens from 13 different schools across **Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania**, to ask how they identified, giving the options: ‘girl,’ ‘boy,’ ‘trans girl,’ ‘trans boy,’ ‘genderqueer,’ ‘nonbinary,’ or ‘another identity’.

Out of the 3,168 students who took part, 291 participants (9.2%) reported that their sex assigned at birth differs from their gender identity. Out of those who identified as gender diverse, 30% described their identity as transmasculine, while 39% of respondents said they were transfeminine. An additional 31% identified as non-binary.

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Lead researcher, **Dr Kacie Kidd**, said previous studies did not *“encompass the breadth of gender-diverse identities we see, particularly in young people”,* adding: *“* *Not everyone who is gender-diverse identifies as transgender.”* A 2017 version of the survey only asked participants if they identified as trans, to which they could answer ‘yes’, ‘no’ or ‘I’m not sure’.