Sex-Based Oppression Exists Regardless of Gender Identity
Within the domains of interest of radical feminism, empirical data consistently indicate that transmen continue to experience patterns of disadvantage characteristic of female socialization and embodiment. These include elevated rates of poverty, gender-based violence (including sexual assault and intimate partner violence), homelessness, and involvement in survival sex or prostitution.
Sexual Assault
Transmen/transmasculine-identified individuals experience sexual violence at a significantly higher rate than transwomen/transfeminine identified individuals. This study, based on surveys of both transmasc and transfemme individuals, found that 362 (50%) of the transmasc respondents reported being sexually assaulted compared to 72 (37%) of the transfemme respondents. The Trevor Project reports similar statistics: 49% of the transboys/men and 45% of those who identify as non-binary* reported experiences of sexual violence compared to 33% of the transgirls/women. (*Most non-binary individuals are natal females)
Income and Poverty
A 2017 survey-based study found that the poverty rate among transmen is 33.7% compared to 29.6% among transwomen. While transmen tend to earn a higher income rate in lower-paying jobs than transwomen, transwomen tend to hold more positions in higher-income occupations. See TransPulse Survey.
Self Injury
Transboys/transmen reported the highest rate of self-injury (72%), followed by nonbinary young people who are natal females (68%), transgender girls and women (52%), and nonbinary young people who are natal males (48%). See the Trevor Project.
Eating Disorders
According to a Trevor Project report, 12% of the transmen and 11% of the natal female non-binary respondents had a diagnosis of an eating disorder compared to 6% of the transwomen and 7% of the natal male non-binary participants.
Violence
This study, published in 2024, reports that transmen are at higher risk of experiencing all forms of violence: physical violence (including physical abuse and threat or use of a weapon), sexual violence (verbal sexual harassment, homophobic or transphobic slurs, cyber and physically aggressive sexual harassment, and forced sex), and intimate partner violence (IPV; emotional, physical, or sexual violence). Past-year physical violence was reported by 43% of the transmen, compared to 24% of the transwomen and 14% of the nonbinary respondents. Past-year sexual violence was reported by 42% of the transmen and 56% of the nonbinary respondents (most non-binary identifying people are natal females) compared to 14% of the transwomen.
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