2018 Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Survey: Report of Findings
In 2018, the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney in collaboration with community advocates, clinicians and researchers from across Australia conducted the first national survey of sexual health among transgender (‘trans’) and gender diverse people. The survey was the largest study of trans and gender diverse people to have been conducted to date in Australia.
This report of findings provides an overview of data collected via the inaugural Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Survey.
This research has highlighted the need for specific attention to the sexual health and well-being of trans and gender diverse (TGD) populations, including HIV and other STIs testing, treatment and prevention, access to comprehensive sexual health care, experiences of stigma and discrimination, access to gender affirming healthcare, and meaningful inclusion in sexual health related policy frameworks. Importantly, these diverse factors often point to, and intersect with, pronounced disparities in the overall health and well-being of trans and gender diverse people.
This report includes a section on experiences of sexual violence and coercion. The report found that survey participants reported rates of sexual violence or coercion nearly four times higher than found in the general Australian public. Sexual violence and coercion were much more common among participants who had been assigned female at birth- trans men and non-binary people- compared with those assigned male.
Read the full report here: 2018 Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Survey: Report of Findings