Sex-Based Oppression Exists Regardless of Gender Identity
Respecting a person's identity and expression must coexist with the realities of biological sex. Important information about the well-being of transmen/transmasculine/female non-binary individuals goes unnoticed and neglected without a sex-based analysis.
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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