80% of transgender students report feeling unsafe at their schools because of their gender identity.
SOURCE | JAMES, S. E., HERMAN, J. L., RANKIN, S., KEISLING, M., MOTTET, L., & ANAFI, M. (2016). THE REPORT […]
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24% of American Indian transgender students, 18% of multiracial transgender students, 17% of Asian transgender students, and 15% of Black transgender students have experienced sexual assault.
SOURCE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY,” MARYLAND COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
22% of transgender respondents who have interacted with police reported harassment by police, with much higher rates reported by people of color. 46% of respondents reported being uncomfortable seeking police assistance.
SOURCE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY,” MARYLAND COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
12% of transgender youth report being sexually assaulted in K-12 settings by peers or educational staff.
SOURCE | 2015 US TRANSGENDER SURVEY REPORT, NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY (NCTE)
1 in every 5 survivors of confirmed sexual abuse in ICE detention is transgender even though trans people make up only 1 in 500 people detained by ICE.
SOURCE | GUITIERREZ, JENNICET (JUNE 25, 2015). “I INTERRUPTED PRESIDENT OBAMA BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE HEARD,” WASHINGTON BLADE.
Within the transgender and SOFFA (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies) community, 74% experienced more than one incidence of sexual violence according to a national survey on sexual violence. Abuse/assault occurred most when survivors were between 0 and 12 years of age and then again between 19 and 21 years old.
SOURCE | THE TRANSGENDER SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROJECT
Over 17% of transgender veterans experienced MSA (military sexual assault). Specifically, the rates are over 15% and 30% for transgender women and transgender men, respectively.
SOURCE | JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS, 03/2018, VOLUME 31, ISSUE 2, PP. 181–190
Bisexual women experience the highest rate of sexual assault than any other group, according to a 2019 study by the American Psychology Association on nonconsensual pornography victimization.
SOURCE | NONCONSENSUAL PORNOGRAPHY AMONG U.S. ADULTS: A SEXUAL SCRIPTS FRAMEWORK ON VICTIMIZATION, PERPETRATION, AND HEALTH CORRELATES FOR WOMEN AND MEN
An estimated 50% of transgender people experience sexual violence at some point in their lifetimes.
SOURCE | JAMES, S. E., HERMAN, J. L., RANKIN, S., KEISLING, M., MOTTET, L., & ANAFI, M. (2016). THE REPORT OF
90% of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) reported being harassed or assaulted during the past year, compared to 62% of students who identify as straight.
SOURCE | GAY, LESBIAN AND STRAIGHT EDUCATION NETWORK [GLSEN], 2007