: Many societies have long-standing fluid or "third gender" roles, such as the Navajo nádleehi and the Zuni lhamana in North America.

Transgender people have existed across cultures throughout history, often in recognized traditional roles.

: The community includes trans women (3.5% of the UK LGBT sample), trans men (2.9%), and a growing number of non-binary or genderqueer individuals (6.9%).