Transgender students are more than twice as likely as non-transgender peers to report bullying, harassment, and fear of physical violence¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across school levels, transgender students were more than twice as likely as non-transgender peers to report bullying or harassment and fear of physical violence. → Hanson 2019

Evidence¶

Hanson 2019¶

Hanson, T., Zhang, G., Cerna, R., Stern, A., & Austin, G. (2019). Understanding the experiences of LGBTQ students in California. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED601909

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive CHKS tabulations of school safety measures by gender identity and school level; the report identifies physical harassment and bullying as the domain with the biggest disparities between LGBTQ subgroups.

"Across school levels, transgender students were more than twice as likely as their non -transgender peers to indicate that they had experienced bullying or harassment and were in fear of physical violence."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Identity — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Disparities are not uniform: some gender- and sexual-minority groups report equal or better school experiences than majority peers (e.g., Black transgender students, Cambodian gay/lesbian students) — related
• Transgender, gay/lesbian, bisexual, and 'something else' students report significantly poorer outcomes than non-transgender and straight peers on all 14 measures — a broader claim this one bears on
• After school-wide positive and restorative discipline training, Black-White and LGBTQ-straight differences in perceived bullying converged at one majority-minority school — related
• Transgender students in every race/ethnicity group report harassment at least twice the rate of non-transgender peers (60%+ vs. 32% or less) — related
• Across nearly all race/ethnicity groups, transgender high school students report fewer school supports, lower safety, lower motivation, and lower connectedness than non-transgender peers — a broader claim this one bears on
• Victims of any crime, theft, and violence reported fearing attack or harm at school at higher rates than nonvictims — related
• Bisexual students in every race/ethnicity group report chronic sadness at more than twice the rate of straight students — related
• Transgender students across all race/ethnicity groups report suicide ideation at 45–57%, versus no more than 20% of non-transgender students — related
• Equalizing perceived supports and safety would reduce gay/lesbian/bisexual versus straight disparities in connectedness by 90-100 percent and other disparities by half — related
• Identity- or bias-based harassment shows negative social-emotional and academic consequences over and above general victimization — related