3 ms·

Can you please provide some data to support this? I am unaware of any crime statistic that has transgender as an attribute. It is very easy to make broad swee

Can you please provide some data to support this? I am unaware of any crime statistic that has transgender as an attribute. It is very easy to make broad sweeping statements like yours but to be taken seriously the majority of people prefer data to support those accusations.

algesten 9y ago
https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html first that came up when searching for it.
ceejayoz 9y ago
https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html > Statistics documenting transgender people's experience of sexual violence indicate shockingly high levels of sexual abuse and assault. One in two transgender individuals are sexually abused or assaulted at some point in their lives. Some reports estimate that transgender survivors may experience rates of sexual assault up to 66 percent, often coupled with physical assaults or abuse. This indicates that the majority of transgender individuals are living with the aftermath of trauma and the fear of possible repeat victimization.
pyre 9y ago
While demanding data isn't necessarily a bad thing, you can take it overboard. If you state that the world is round, and I demand that you back up your claim with data, am I not being a bit ridiculous?
- andrepd 9y ago
  I don't think this is obvious at all. At least it isn't for me. It's a bit ridiculous to get so defensive and compare it to asking for evidence the world is round.
- stupidhn 9y ago
  >While demanding data isn't necessarily a bad thing, you can take it overboard. You can do what you want, but don't expect people to believe your arguments if you aren't willing to support them. "It's obvious" isn't an argument.
ovet 9y ago
Heres a good article https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/16/us/hate-crimes-against-lgbt.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/16/us/hate-crime... It should be noted that Trans people aren't yet fully covered over hate crime laws so they get lumped in with general LGBT stats. This should change contingent on if the murder in Texas gets successfully prosecuted as a hate crime https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/us-hate-crime-law-transgender-murder.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/us-hate-crime-law-tran...

algesten 9y ago

https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html first that came up when searching for it.

ceejayoz 9y ago

https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html > Statistics documenting transgender people's experience of sexual violence indicate shockingly high levels of sexual abuse and assault. One in two transgender individuals are sexually abused or assaulted at some point in their lives. Some reports estimate that transgender survivors may experience rates of sexual assault up to 66 percent, often coupled with physical assaults or abuse. This indicates that the majority of transgender individuals are living with the aftermath of trauma and the fear of possible repeat victimization.

pyre 9y ago

While demanding data isn't necessarily a bad thing, you can take it overboard. If you state that the world is round, and I demand that you back up your claim with data, am I not being a bit ridiculous?

andrepd 9y ago
I don't think this is obvious at all. At least it isn't for me. It's a bit ridiculous to get so defensive and compare it to asking for evidence the world is round.
stupidhn 9y ago
>While demanding data isn't necessarily a bad thing, you can take it overboard. You can do what you want, but don't expect people to believe your arguments if you aren't willing to support them. "It's obvious" isn't an argument.

ovet 9y ago

Heres a good article https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/16/us/hate-crimes-against-lgbt.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/16/us/hate-crime... It should be noted that Trans people aren't yet fully covered over hate crime laws so they get lumped in with general LGBT stats. This should change contingent on if the murder in Texas gets successfully prosecuted as a hate crime https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/us-hate-crime-law-transgender-murder.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/us-hate-crime-law-tran...