: Advocates are currently tracking 525 anti-LGBTQ bills across U.S. state legislatures.
2026 has seen a record-breaking volume of legislation impacting LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly those who are transgender.
The transgender community represents a significant and growing portion of the U.S. population.
: Specific "anti-trans" bills have seen a massive surge, with 767 bills under consideration in 43 states as of early 2026. Key areas of legislative focus include:
: California remains the state with the highest total number of transgender residents (approximately 263,700 ), though they represent about 0.86% of the state’s total population. 2. Legislative and Policy Landscape
: A shift toward "sex definition" laws that redefine sex across state legal codes to exclude non-binary and transgender people from legal recognition.
What percentage of the US population is transgender? - USAFacts
