violence to the school authorities or public authorities and not even to their
parents. This was because of shame or ignorance. In 2 cases when the rape
incidences were disclosed to parents or teachers, the respondents related that
these incidences were not heeded, or they had to take the blame for being
themselves.
By administrators101
106.
Table 6 below shows the abuses/violence experienced by respondents
due to gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation from
administrators of educational institutions. They had experienced hate speech
from administrator (7/97), followed by name calling by administrator (5/97) and
“cold shoulder” treatment by administrator (5/97).
Frequency
TW
TM
Intersex
Table 6: Experience of abuses/violence in educational institutions due to
gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation by administrators
1. Hate speech
7/97
4
2
1
2. Name calling
5/97
3
1
1
3. Cold shoulder
5/97
5
0
0
4. Spread of rumours about your gender
identity in the educational institutions,
neighbourhood, online spaces, etc.
3/97
2
1
0
5. Physical violence (e.g. beaten up, hit,
kicked, physical fights, pushed etc.)
2/97
1
0
1
6. Confined or locked up
1/97
1
0
0
7. Isolated
1/97
1
0
0
8. Public humiliation (publicly scolded,
reprimanded or punished because of
gender identity)
1/97
1
0
0
9. Unwanted sexual gestures, language,
image
0/97
0
0
0
10. Molestation or unwanted touching
0/97
0
0
0
11. Threat of rape
0/97
0
0
0
12. Rape or coerced sex
0/97
0
0
0
Item
Note:
TW: Trans women (69 persons), TM: Trans men (29 persons), Intersex: 2 persons
101 Administrators is including school principal, assistant school principal, school administrators, dean,
vice dean and college/university administrators.
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