A groundbreaking survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that more than 3% of high school students identify as transgender, marking a significant finding in understanding youth identities. This result aligns with a 2022 Pew Research Center survey, which found that just over 3% of adults under 25 identified as transgender. As the age range expanded, the figure slightly decreased, showing that 2% of adults under 30 identify as trans, with an additional 3% identifying as nonbinary. The data reflects a broader trend of increasing comfort among younger generations with LGBTQ identities. An earlier survey highlighted that nearly a third of Gen Z individuals described themselves as something other than cisgender and heterosexual, compared to only 16% of Millennials, 7% of Generation X, and just 4% of Baby Boomers. However, the survey also uncovered alarming health disparities for transgender students - 26% of transgender and questioning students attempted suicide in the past year, compared to 5% of cisgender male and 11% of cisgender female students. The data shows that schools contribute significantly to this distress with 25.3% of transgender students and 26.4% of questioning students skipping school due to feeling unsafe. Trans youth also face family rejection, leading to a crisis of youth homelessness, exacerbated by discrimination in shelters and social services. #Trans Rights