A recent study reveals that the number of people who identify as “trans” or “non-binary” has increased significantly across the University of California campuses in the last few years.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, between 2019 and 2023, the number of students identifying as “gender non-conforming,” “nonbinary,” or “transgender” went from 0.6 percent of the student body to 1.9 percent with more than 2,000 of them declaring themselves “nonbinary.”
Of the total, nearly 0.2 percent consider themselves trans men, and 0.1 percent trans women. The outlet notes that it consolidated the categories of “nonbinary,” “genderqueer” and “gender non-conforming” under “nonbinary.”
Director of LGBTQ advancement and equity at UC Berkeley, Em Huang claims the shift has been noticeable as acceptance on campus has increased. “Over time I’ve definitely felt that shift, and I think that’s more…
