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By the numbers: Transgenderism in U.S and Pa.

David Weissman
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In this file photo, Ellen Davidson, of Elizabethtown, holds the transgender flag Thursday, March 31, 2016,  during a rally at the state Capitol to fight for the passage of the Fairness Act which would offer protections for LGBT individuals with regards to employment and housing. Amanda J. Cain photo

50-plus: percentage of transgender youth in the U.S. who will have at least one suicide attempt by their 20th birthday, according to National Suicide Statistics

11: 

York's transgender community facing workplace discrimination

percentage of Pennsylvania residents who identify as transgender or gender non-conformity who left school in K-12 due to severe harassment, according to the National Transgender Discrimination survey

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Family First Health adding gender identity questions

percentage of transgender Pennsylvania residents who said they've been refused medical care because of their gender identity or expression, according to the National Transgender Discrimination survey

71: percentage of transgender people in the U.S. who said they've hidden their gender or gender transition to try to avoid discrimination, according to a study by the National Center for Transgender Equality and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

700,000: estimated number of people in the U.S. who identify as transgender, according to a 2011 study by the Williams Institute