More trans refugees are considering moving from hostile states to sanctuary states
However, trans people also face different barriers that can prevent them from relocating.
By Arin Waller Thursday, May 15, 2025
A recent survey on transgender refugees — that is, the relocation of trans people from states with anti-trans policies to states with more pro-trans legal protections — found that trans people who lived in less supportive local communities were more likely to move to trans-affirming states.
The Williams Institute surveyed a total of 302 trans, non-binary, and other gender non-conforming American adults in December 2024, a month before Trump’s inauguration. More than one-third of respondents were people of color, and two-fifths had an annual income of under $50,000.
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Respondents who lived in less supportive local communities — states with laws and policies that were less supportive of trans people, and those with concerns about the impact of Trump’s presidency on their access to health care, exposure to discrimination, and vulnerability to hate crimes — were more likely to want to move to a state they viewed as more trans-affirming, according to an executive summary of the survey’s findings, released this week. “Those with lower incomes were also more likely to want to relocate, even though they may lack the resources to do so,” the summary said.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/more-trans-refugees-are-considering-moving-from-hostile-states-to-sanctuary-states/