A recent UK study reveals that 80 per cent of transgender respondents have experienced some form of abuse from a partner or ex-partner.
The findings were released by the LGBT Domestic Abuse Project and the Scottish Transgender Alliance, who conducted the research.
Figures show that nearly half of respondents – 45 per cent – had experienced physical abuse from a partner or ex-partner. 47 per cent said they had experienced sexual abuse from a partner or ex-partner.
However only 60% identified these behaviours as domestic abuse.
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Despite the high figures, 24% of people had told no one about the abuse they had experienced. …
The LGBT Domestic Abuse Project and the Scottish Transgender Alliance are set to launch new research, at the end of the month, that looks specifically at transgender people’s experiences of domestic abuse.
A spokesperson for transgender charity the Gender Trust told DIVA: “We applaud the work that LGBT Domestic Abuse Project, the Scottish Transgender Alliance and GIRES are doing in highlighting the issue of the high levels of violence experienced by trans people – something which we have sadly known to be on the rise for quite some time.”
Author:
Paris Lees
