By teachers or lecturers
107.
Regarding abuses/violence from teacher or lecturer in educational institutions,
respondents faced hate speech (23/97), followed by name calling (19/97) and
public humiliation (18/97). Sexual violence was also documented from teachers
or lecturers such as unwanted sexual gestures, language, image (8/97),
molestation or unwanted touching (6/97), threat of rape (2/97) and rape and
coerced sex (1/97). Table 7 below shows the experiences.
Frequency
TW
TM
Intersex
Table 7: Experience of abuses/violence in educational institutions
due to gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual
orientation by teachers or lecturers
1. Hate speech
23/97
15
7
1
2. Name Calling
19/97
13
5
1
3. Public humiliation (publicly scolded,
reprimanded or punished because of gender
identity)
18/97
16
1
1
4. Cold Shoulder
12/97
9
2
1
5. Spread of rumours about your gender
identity in the educational institutions,
neighbourhood, online spaces, etc.
10/97
5
4
1
6. Isolated
11/97
9
1
1
7. Unwanted sexual gestures, language, image
8/97
8
0
0
8. Molestation or unwanted touching
6/97
6
0
0
9. Physical violence (e.g. beaten up, hit,
kicked, physical fights, pushed etc.)
4/97
3
0
1
10. Confined or locked up
3/97
2
1
0
11. Threat of rape
2/97
2
0
0
12. Rape or coerced sex
1/97
1
0
0
Item
Note:
TW: Trans women (69 persons), TM: Trans men (29 persons), Intersex: 2 persons
108.
28 respondents stated that they faced disciplinary actions during their study
in educational institutions because of their gender identity and/or gender
expression. Among the experiences that they shared were, warnings for
keeping long hair, suspended from school, absent from school due to bullying
but was later penalized by teachers.
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