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Title: Transgender Victims of Rape
Post by: Natasha on July 26, 2009, 12:02:27 PM
Post by: Natasha on July 26, 2009, 12:02:27 PM
Transgender Victims of Rape
http://blogathon.thecurvature.com/?p=124 (http://blogathon.thecurvature.com/?p=124)
7/26/09
There are very few statistics available for the rate of rape among transgender individuals. One small study showed that 13.7% of transgender respondents had experienced rape or attempted rape. Another study shows that 50% of transgender respondents had been raped or assaulted by a romantic partner — and among all groups of people sexual violence is a common form of intimate partner violence.
http://blogathon.thecurvature.com/?p=124 (http://blogathon.thecurvature.com/?p=124)
7/26/09
There are very few statistics available for the rate of rape among transgender individuals. One small study showed that 13.7% of transgender respondents had experienced rape or attempted rape. Another study shows that 50% of transgender respondents had been raped or assaulted by a romantic partner — and among all groups of people sexual violence is a common form of intimate partner violence.