Online communities serve as essential lifelines for transgender young people, providing critical mental health support, mentorship, and identity affirmation that are often unavailable in their in-person environments.

The study, conducted in partnership with Born This Way Foundation, surveyed 1,267 LGBTQ+ young people ages 15-24 across the United States, including 696 who identify as transgender. The research was uniquely shaped by transgender young people themselves through youth co-design of the survey and co-distillation of results.

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