Prevalence of Sexual Assault in a Cohort of Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Abern, Lauren; Diego, Daniela; Krempasky, Chance; Cook, Jake; Maguire, Karla
- Source
- JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine. Apr2023, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p1331-1333. 3p. 1 Chart.
- Subject
- *SEXUAL assault
*TRANSGENDER people
*GENDER
*CISGENDER people
*CRIME victims
- Language
- ISSN
- 0884-8734
An American is sexually assaulted every 68 s.[1] Sexual assault affects people of all gender identities. However, this would likely mean that the actual percentage of TGD individuals experiencing sexual assault is increased, since TGD people of color have higher rates of sexual violence. Graph DISCUSSION Healthcare providers need to be aware that half of their TGD patients have been a victim of sexual assault. [Extracted from the article]