Transphobia statistics

Statistics

• As of November 2006, 1,660 people had already been awarded a Gender Recognition Certificate.
• It is not legally necessary to undergo genital surgery for legal recognition of one’s acquired gender and to receive a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC).
• Possibly 600,000 or 1 in 100 people experience some degree of gender discomfort. Possibly 15,000 or 1 in 4,000 people experience gender discomfort that leads to medical treatment. And the number of people in that 15,000 who are intending to undergo, are undergoing or have undergone transition to live permanently in a different gender role is 10,000.
• In America, the transgender unemployment rate is as high as 70%.
• According to Count On Me Too, a LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) survey carried out in Brighton and Hove, transgender people are significantly more likely to have low-income jobs.
• Nearly 49% felt frequently discriminated against in recruitment, despite it being unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of gender reassignment.
• 64% of young Transgender men and 44% of young Transgender women will experience harassment or bullying at school, not just from their fellow pupils but also from school staff and teachers.
• 34% of transgender people obtain a degree or higher degree (later on in life) compared to the UK national average of only 27%.
• Transgender women find the transition from male to female more difficult. This is due to restrictions in the medicine and surgery available to facilitate their passing as a woman.
• Transition can take a long time for the majority of transgenders. It can take as little as one year if treatment is done privately. Or take as long as six to ten years for someone seeking gender reassignment on the NHS.
• Many transgender people experience homophobia as well, from people who associate gender identity disorder as a form of homosexuality.
• Unfortunately, due to transphobia being linked to homophobia, transgender people are more likely to be a victim of a hate crime or incident.
• Transgender people do not like being classed in the same category as gays, lesbians and bisexuals. They believe theirs is a gender issue and not a sexuality issue. They also feel their choices and behaviour are independent of sexual preference.
• In the United States the chances of being murdered are 1 in 18,000 for the population as a whole. Yet, if you are male to female transgender, the odds of being murdered are 1 in 12.
• In the US 48% of respondents had been victims of assault, including sexual assault and rape, and 78% had experienced verbal harassment.
• November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance to remember those who have lost their lives as a result of being a transgender person.
• As a result of transphobia, Transgender people are almost twice as likely to have considered suicide in the last five years than non-trans people.
• Transgender people along with Bisexuals are more likely than lesbians and gay men to experience hate crime in LGBT venues and from other LGBT people.
• According to the Count Me In Too – Initial Findings: Academic Findings Report, 21% of LGBT questioned in Brighton and Hove were not aware of any safety initiative or Community Partnership Community Safety Team.