ArticlePublic health nutrition2025
Transgender and gender diverse adults are under-enrolled in food assistance programmes and report negative experiences when accessing benefits: an analysis of the US Transgender Survey.
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- LGBTQ+ Disparities in Food Insecurity, Food Assistance Use, and Barriers to Food Assistance.JAMA network open · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate eligibility and participation in nutrition assistance programmes (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants and Children (WIC)) among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults in the USA and to capture their experiences when accessing food benefits.
designThis was a cross-sectional analysis of the US Transgender Survey (USTS) dataset – the largest survey of TGD adults in the US SNAP and WIC participation and experiences when visiting the public assistance office were reported using descriptive statistics; stratified analyses were conducted based on race using multivariate logistic regression modelling.
settingThe USTS was completed electronically in the USA.
participants27 715 TGD adults.
resultsApproximately 40·9 % of the full sample were SNAP eligible, yet only 30·6 % of those eligible were receiving the benefit; 0·45 % of the sample reported receiving WIC. TGD adults avoided the public assistance office because they feared being mistreated (3·2 %), were identified as transgender (46·2 %), were denied equal treatment (6·5 %) or were verbally harassed (5·2 %). People of colour were more likely to be denied equal treatment and verbally harassed at the public benefits office than their white peers. The impact of age, education level, employment status, relationship status and census region varied within each racial group.
conclusionsFar more TGD adults need food assistance compared with the general population, yet fewer are receiving the benefit. Culturally informed interventions are urgently needed to resolve the root causes of food insecurity, increase SNAP participation and address the negative experiences of TGD adults when accessing food benefits.
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