#trans statistics

[rantingcrocodile]

According to the data in the UK, as of 2017: 

19% of men in prison are there for sexual crimes*

4% of women in prison are there for sexual crimes*

48% of “trans women” in prison are there for sexual crimes* - where 21.6% of “trans women” in prison are specifically in prison for rape

*Where “sexual crimes” contains indecent exposure, voyeurism, paedophilia, sexual assault and rape, but does not include kerb-crawling or allowing a premises to be used as a brothel. (Added note: “being a prostitute” is not illegal in the UK, do not allow TRAs to claim part of those “sexual crimes” are “selling sex,” we criminalise johns and pimps.)

[infiniteglitterfall]

who wants to hear about LGBTQAI people in Poland?

That's the acronym used in this survey of over 10,000 people.

(Despite the fact that, like pretty much all community studies, they didn't actually talk to intersex people or address intersex issues. And in fact, in a lot of places, including the survey page, they just use LGBTA.

But shout-out for at least breaking up the different categories and including aces.)

And on the bright side, look! A breakdown of different nonbinary genders in the Polish trans community!

I think that they chose these options for people, and that the "different answer" is write-ins. But I can't tell, because they took the survey down. It could all be write-ins, especially because the labels seem to overlap so much.

Trans women: 17.8%

Trans men: 47.2%

Androgynes: 6.7%

Agender people: 6.8%

Genderqueer people: 5.8%

Nonbinary: 10.4%

Different answer: 5.3%

Cis women: 43.7%

Cis men: 53.6%

Cis "different answer": 2.7%

I'll reblog with more when I have time to read more, but here's the whole report!

Situation-of-LGBTA-Persons-in-Poland-10.07.pdf

[marxistpunk-blog]

You call trans people dangerous and toxic but the average life expectancy of a trans woman is 41 years SO…... kiiiinda seems like they're more often the TARGETS of violence than the perpetrators

The study you’re referring to is on the Gully Queens, who are gay/GNC men in Jamaica.  The majority of trans women are white (83%) and 42% make over 50k per year in the US.  These are very privileged white men, and as a result of socialization, it’s not uncommon for them to be violent.  According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey.

[neutrois]

“This shouldn’t be the case in 2017”: A call for more research on transgender health | Scope Blog

There's a pressing need for more research into transgender health issues. That was the argument eloquently laid out at Stanford Medicine X talk this weekend by

There’s a pressing need for more research into transgender health issues. That was the argument eloquently laid out at Stanford Medicine X talk this weekend by ePatient Charlie Blotner.

As Blotner told attendees, a 2015 survey (.pdf) from the National Center for Transgender Equality found that 23 percent of transgender patients delay or don’t seek care because of fear of discrimination. Of those transgender patients that do seek care, 24 percent end up educating their providers about issues of transgender health. “I’m all for patient empowerment,” said Blotner. But, “I think that this is patient knowledge being relied on as expert instead of providers and researchers taking the time to learn about it and invest in trans health in general.”

“Trans patients have been filling in the gaps of health care for a while now, but at what cost?” Blotner continued. “We’ve had to accept care from people that aren’t necessarily trained to treat us. In 2017 that really shouldn’t be the case.”

[neutrois]

Eisenberg, an associate professor in pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School, said she was surprised that students throughout Minnesota were as likely as those living in the Twin Cities metro area to identify as transgender or gender nonconforming.

“I think there’s a perception that that’s a city thing,” she said.

The university study, published this month in the Journal of Adolescent Health, also revealed disparities in mental health and substance abuse between transgender and gender nonconforming students and the rest of the high school population.

Nearly two-thirds of the transgender and gender nonconforming students surveyed said they had experienced suicidal thoughts. That rate is three times higher than their peers.

[neutrois]

Study finds more than half of American parents would support trans kid's transition

A new study has found that more than half of parents in the US would support their teenager's request to transition.

[neutrois]

PrEP and Transgender People

Despite the increased risk of HIV among transgender women, TGNB people are still not designated as a priority population for PrEP by the CDC, which prioritizes sexually active MSM, heterosexuals at substantial risk for HIV, and injection drug users.

If you are into transgender medical research, this summary is for you. 

[neutrois]

Surgeons report nearly 20 percent increase in number of transgender surgeries

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons provided us with exclusive new information on the number of gender confirmation surgeries.