Data from the Trans Justice Project and the Victorian Pride Lobby also shows anti-trans hatred has increased over the last three years
LGBTQ+ advocates are calling for stronger legal protections after the largest survey of transgender and gender-diverse Australians revealed harassment and violence towards the community is widespread and escalating rapidly.
In the past 12 months, one in two trans Australians have experienced some form of hate and one in 10 experienced violence, the report Fuelling Hate – put together by the Trans Justice Project and the Victorian Pride Lobby – revealed.Compiling data from over 3,099 survey responses, including 1,309 people in the trans community, the report is the largest-ever project investigating anti-trans hate in Australia.
It also looked at the prevalence of anti-trans hate online, with nine out of 10 respondents saying they had seen hateful messages or comments online in the past 12 months. Jackie Turner, the director of the Trans Justice Project, said the results were “harrowing” and showed violence towards gender-diverse Australians “was escalating”.The report found that anti-trans hate is intensifying over time, with eight in 10 participants reporting an increase in online anti-trans hate in the past three years, with a spike directly correlating with theJackie Turner has called on federal and state governments to introduce anti-vilification laws to protect the trans community.
One trans woman recounted an instance of an attacker beating her over the back of the head with a tree branch and breaking several ribs. Another recounted how an assailant repeatedly tried to run her down with their car.
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