You dumb ass. Oh, and let's correct that to 49% more likely to have HIV.
Transgender people are among the groups most affected by the HIV epidemic. The term ‘transgender’ refers to people whose gender identity and expression are different to the social expectations of gender. They may see themselves as male, female, gender non-conformist, or one of many other gender-variant categories. There are an estimated 15 million transgender people living around the world.
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The global picture of HIV among transgender people is varied – with HIV prevalence ranging from 8% to 68%.
2 Transgender people are among the groups most affected by HIV, particularly in
Latin America and
Asia and the Pacific regions.
Generally, HIV prevalence among transgender women (people who are born as men but identify as being women) is higher than transgender men (people who are born as
women but identify as being men). However, very little is known about transgender men and their vulnerability to HIV. Globally, it is estimated that around 19% of transgender women are living with HIV.
3They are also 49 times more likely to acquire HIV then all adults.4
- See more at:
Transgender people and HIV/AIDS | AVERT