What is more American than standing up for the marginalized?

By: Dana Wormald

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 858

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago


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In New Hampshire, as in the United States, about 1% of the population identifies as transgender. Data compiled by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law puts the total transgender population in the state at about 13,500, including 2,800 teenagers. Of those 2,800, about a third identify as trans girls, a third as trans boys, and a third as nonbinary, the data suggests. Of the 930 or so trans girls in New …

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