This section discusses sexual assault as it affects transgender individuals, covering—
- The numbers. How many transgender people are sexually assaulted? Who are the victims? The perpetrators? How do hate crime and intimate partner violence factor in?
- Gender identity and sexual assault. Is gender identity a cause of sexual assault?
- Chicken or egg? Does sexual assault in childhood influence gender identity?
- Community ramifications. Does the relatively small size of transgender communities have an adverse effect on transgender victims?
