Quote Originally Posted by battybattybats View Post
As far as risk of violence...
We really have no good solid data!

The estimates of CD and TS populations are iffy at best, many incidents are unreported and often not recorded for hate-crime stats!

But if the estimates of TSs are correct then this needs to be considered extremely serious http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...hlight=leading and even a casual glance at the TDOR lists show that it's mostly non-white TSs that suffer violence far dissproportionately than either the white TSs or the cis non-white communities!

Some recent stats from Australia (note this is Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender people) : http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/artic...olence-exposed

“One in seven respondents live in fear of heterosexist violence or harassment, which is not surprising as 85 per cent have experienced some form of abuse in their lifetimes.

“Seven out of ten respondents have been subject to heterosexist violence while alone in the past two years, and eight in ten have experienced heterosexist violence as part of a same-sex couple or group in the same period,” said Professor Mitchell.
Batty, the figures you quote are for respondents - hence they are self-selecting, because those who have been the subject of abuse/violence are the ones who reply?

So your first comment is perhaps the closest to the truth?