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Sex and gender diversity is growing across the US

  • Written by Georgiann Davis, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Transgender student Gavin Grimm sued to be allowed to use the boy's bathroom in his school. AP/Steve Helber

Across the United States, more people of all ages are identifying as something other than male or female.

According to the Williams Institute at UCLA, which studies sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, the percentage...

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