Although most transgender Americans were satisfied, many felt less safe in social spaces, a new survey found.
In a survey released Friday by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Washington Post, more than three out of four transgender adults in the U.S. say they are more satisfied than before transitioning.
The findings indicated that 78% of transgender adults told at least some of their family members about making the transition. Of them, 69% said their immediate family was either very or somewhat supportive. 31% percent said the family was somewhat or very unsupportive.
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