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Transgender people and violence

The risk of violent victimization and other health and social disparities faced by transgender people.

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Jan 27, 2026
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Do school shooters typically have gender dysphoria

The short, evidence-based answer is: no — are overwhelmingly cisgender males, and there is no reliable data showing that is a common characteristic of school shooters or that are disproportionately re...

Feb 2, 2026

What demographic factors (race, age, socioeconomic status) modify sexual‑violence risk among trans men versus trans women?

among transgender people is elevated across the board, but race, age, and socioeconomic status (SES) modify that risk in ways that differ in magnitude and mechanism for trans men versus trans women: p...