If you read one thread today, I hope it’s this one. These are facts not feelings. Trans people experience violence at 2.5% of cisgenders. transgender people account for 0.11% of the population 16 and older, but are the victims of 0.27% of all violent victimizations reported.
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals experience violent victimization at rates far higher than their straight counterparts. Lesbian and gay people experienced 44 victimizations per 1,000 people, which was more than twice the victimization rate of straight people (19/1000)
Bisexual people experienced victimization at almost seven times the rate of straight people and almost three times the rate of lesbian and gay people.
Women of all sexual orientations experience higher rates of violent victimization than their male counterparts. The violent victimization rate for lesbian women, for instance, is more than 1.3 times that of gay men (50 per 1,000 vs. 38 per 1,000).
The victimization rate is highest among bisexual women, who are victimized at a rate 2.3 times that of bisexual men (151 per 1,000 vs. 65 per 1,000). Straight women experience violent victimization at a rate of 19.2 per 1,000, compared to 18.7 for straight men.
Data indicate that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide, with suicidality highest among transgender youth. Our children would rather die than be who they are.
In a study presented to the American Academy of Pediatrics, research showed a 60% decrease in moderate and severe depression who received gender-affirming care. Additionally, there was 73% decrease in suicidality among transgender youth and non-binary youth.
Also In the US, 20% of Trans and Non-Binary young people attempted suicide in 2020. 483,000 transgender people in the USA, fear retaliation and retaliation associated with their gender identity
Sexual abuse rates among transgender people are between 50% and 59% accordingly.
The results amongst black youth in the US, revealed 27% of African-American youth in the USA reported being physically assaulted, 15% were sexually assaulted, and 21% left school due to instances of harassment.
Your children are safer at a drag show than with a pastor. If by woke it means we show basic empathy to other human fucking beings, then call me Woke. #LGBTQ #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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