a new research brief Tuesday about nonbinary youth in celebration of International Nonbinary People’s Day on July 14. The organization found that about one in four LGBTQ+ youth identifies as nonbinary.According to the group’s research, 26 percent of the sample of 35,000 identified as nonbinary — and an additional 20 percent responded that they weren’t sure or were questioning if they were.Data for the study came from The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
The organization supports LGBTQ+ youth in crisis.Nonbinary, as the Trevor Project defines, refers to someone whose gender identity does not fit within traditional gender constructs as only male and only female.