The article says it’s specifically violence “because of their gender identity” so it’s reasonably safe to assume that yes, this is notably higher than cis people. It’s a little uncommon for a cis person to receive threats because they present as the gender they were assigned at birth.
There’s no control group because it’s a survey of trans and non-binary people, not a study.
Ok. I’m just saying that violence is pretty common in our society and 1/5 of the population “receiving threats” or even being engaged in violence over a period as long as four years is lower than I expect for the baseline let alone a visibly targeted group like trans people.
Personally I find one in every five people of any group being threatened or attacked absurdly high, I definitely don’t envy wherever you live.
The survey question was specifically relating to physical violence, online and other forms of harassment were separate. Since a quarter of participants reported even going as far as avoiding retail stores within the past year to avoid harassment I don’t think it’s unreasonable to conclude they are less publicly visible than cis people. It’s also worth noting that more than half of survey respondents identified more closely with non-binary than trans man or trans woman; the report states that trans women had a much higher rate at 25%, 14%, and 11% of threats, attempts, and deliberate physical harm respectively. These numbers do not include sexual assault and related crimes which were also disturbingly high.
The article says it’s specifically violence “because of their gender identity” so it’s reasonably safe to assume that yes, this is notably higher than cis people. It’s a little uncommon for a cis person to receive threats because they present as the gender they were assigned at birth.
There’s no control group because it’s a survey of trans and non-binary people, not a study.
Ok. I’m just saying that violence is pretty common in our society and 1/5 of the population “receiving threats” or even being engaged in violence over a period as long as four years is lower than I expect for the baseline let alone a visibly targeted group like trans people.
Personally I find one in every five people of any group being threatened or attacked absurdly high, I definitely don’t envy wherever you live.
The survey question was specifically relating to physical violence, online and other forms of harassment were separate. Since a quarter of participants reported even going as far as avoiding retail stores within the past year to avoid harassment I don’t think it’s unreasonable to conclude they are less publicly visible than cis people. It’s also worth noting that more than half of survey respondents identified more closely with non-binary than trans man or trans woman; the report states that trans women had a much higher rate at 25%, 14%, and 11% of threats, attempts, and deliberate physical harm respectively. These numbers do not include sexual assault and related crimes which were also disturbingly high.
https://countingourselves.nz/2022-survey-report/
If they talk specifically about threats or attacks due to gender identity, I would assume that’s beside the baseline.