The Data Doesn't Lie

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• Population Estimates

  • 0.6%-3% of the world population

  • 0.6% of the U.S. population (Williams Institute).

  • 0.6% of the U.S. military (Williams Institute)

  • About 80% of trans or gender nonconforming people are 18 years or older (Herman, Flores, & O'Neill)

• Crime Data

  • Transgender people are 3.9 times more likely to be the victims of a crime; 86.2 victimizations per 1000 people (Buist & Stone)

  • Between 2013 and 2019, hate crimes against trans people have increased by 587% (Gauthier, Medinca, & Dierkhising)

  • ​Almost half of transgender and gender diverse individuals (47%) report having been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. These rates are higher among people of color (Abern, Diego, Krempasky, Cook, & Maquire)

  • Transgender people are 2.5 times more likely to be victims of violent crime (Bureau of Justice Statistics - Violent Victimization Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 2017-2020 [Report now censored on BJS website] )

  • Only 0.3% of the U.S. prison population is transgender or gender nonconforming (Bureau of Justice Statistics - Survey of Prison Inmates)

• Gender-Affirming Treatment

  • A 2019 study found that 0 minors under the age of 13 received gender-affirming surgery, with very few performed on 13-17 year olds (of those, 80% were conducted on cisgender (non-trans) boys (mostly for breast reduction). (Herman, Flores, & O'Neill)

  • 29% of trans people will attempt suicide during their lives. Hormone therapy is shown to positively reduce this rate (Kohnepoushi, et al.)