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L GBT T ra uma a nd Dome stic Viole nc e
T r a nsg e nde r Disc rimina tion/ Viole nc e
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ra nsg e nde r individua ls re po rt pe rva sive disc rimina tio n, mic ro -a g g re ssio ns, a nd vic timiza tio n a c ro ss the life spa n.
One in te n (10%) o f tho se who we re o ut to the ir imme dia te fa mily re po rte d tha t a
fa mily me mb e r wa s vio le nt to wa rds the m b e c a use the y we re tra nsg e nde r, a nd 8% we re kic ke d o ut o f the ho use b e c a use the y we re tra nsg e nde r.
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he ma jo rity o f re spo nde nts who we re o ut o r pe rc e ive d a s tra nsg e nde r while in sc ho o l (K –12) e xpe rie nc e d so me fo rm o f mistre a tme nt, inc luding b e ing ve rb a lly ha ra sse d (54%), physic a lly a tta c ke d (24%), a nd se xua lly a ssa ulte d (13%) b e c a use the y we re tra nsg e nde r.
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urthe r, 17% e xpe rie nc e d suc h se ve re mistre a tme nt tha t the y le ft a sc ho o l a s a re sult. Na tio na l Ce nte r fo r T ra nsg e nde r E q ua lity (2015)
L GBT T ra uma a nd Dome stic Viole nc e
T ransge nde r Disc rimination/ Viole nc e 39% o f re spo nde nts e xpe rie nc e d se rio us psyc ho lo g ic a l distre ss in the mo nth
prio r to c o mple ting the surve y, c o mpa re d with o nly 5% o f the U.S. po pula tio n.
40% o f re spo nde nts ha ve a tte mpte d suic ide in the ir life time —ne a rly nine
time s the a tte mpte d suic ide ra te in the U.S. po pula tio n (4.6%).
One -third (33%) o f tho se who sa w a he a lth c a re pro vide r ha d a t le a st o ne
ne g a tive e xpe rie nc e re la te d to b e ing tra nsg e nde r, suc h a s b e ing ve rb a lly ha ra sse d o r re fuse d tre a tme nt b e c a use o f the ir g e nde r ide ntity.
One -q ua rte r (23%) o f re spo nde nts re po rte d tha t the y did no t se e k the
he a lth c a re the y ne e de d in the ye a r prio r to c o mple ting the surve y due to fe a r o f b e ing mistre a te d a s a tra nsg e nde r pe rso n, Na tio na l Ce nte r fo r T ra nsg e nde r E q ua lity (2015)
L GBT T ra uma a nd Dome stic Viole nc e
T ransg e nde r Disc r imina tion/ Viole nc e : Re stroom ac c e ss Ne a rly o ne in te n (9%) re spo nde nts re po rte d tha t so me o ne de nie d the m
a c c e ss to a re stro o m in the pa st ye a r. In the pa st ye a r, re spo nde nts re po rte d b e ing ve rb a lly ha ra sse d (12%), physic a lly a tta c ke d (1%), o r se xua lly a ssa ulte d (1%) whe n a c c e ssing a re stro o m.
Mo re tha n ha lf (59%) o f re spo nde nts a vo ide d using a pub lic re stro o m in
the pa st ye a r b e c a use the y we re a fra id o f c o nfro nta tio ns o r o the r pro b le ms the y mig ht e xpe rie nc e .
Ne a rly o ne -third (32%) o f re spo nde nts limite d the a mo unt tha t the y a te
a nd dra nk to a vo id using the re stro o m in the pa st ye a r. Na tio na l Ce nte r fo r T ra nsg e nde r E q ua lity (2015)
