More than 90 percent of transgender teens live in states that have proposed or passed anti-trans laws: Report

More than 90% of transgender teens live in states that have proposed or passed anti-transgender laws, according to a new report.

The report of the The Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles found that 93 percent of transgender teens ages 13 to 17 live in states where there are laws or proposed laws “that prohibit access to gender-affirming care, participation in sports, the use of sex-segregated restrooms and other facilities, or gender affirmation through the use of pronouns.”

“For the second year in a row, hundreds of bills affecting transgender youth were introduced in state legislatures,” said Elana Redfield, director of federal policy at the Williams Institute and lead author of the report, in a press release. “The divergent legal landscape has created a profound divide in the rights and protections of transgender youth and their families across the country.”

The report also found that about 85% of transgender teens in the South and 40% of transgender teens in the Midwest lived in states with at least one anti-transgender law. The report defined transgender teens as those between the ages of 13 and 17.

On Friday, the Biden administration unveiled a final set of changes to Title IX that add protections for transgender students to the federal civil rights law on sex-based discrimination. The changes will come into effect at the beginning of August.

“These final regulations build on the legacy of Title IX, clarifying that all students in our country can access schools that are safe, welcoming and that respect their rights,” said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in a statement.

The new regulations could prevent people from complying with laws such as those that prevent individuals from using facilities that align with their gender identity, according to a senior administration official.