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Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in Sexual Violence Knowledge, Prevention Behaviors, and Care-Seeking Behaviors

Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in Sexual Violence Knowledge, Prevention Behaviors, and Care-Seeking Behaviors

Since sexual violence (SV) on college campuses disproportionately affects cisgender women, sexual minorities, and gender minority people, this study by Dr. Liz Miller and her team investigated gender and sexual behavior differences in common SV intervention targets-SV-related knowledge, prevention behaviors, and care-seeking.

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Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in Sexual Violence Knowledge, Prevention Behaviors, and Care-Seeking Behaviors

Sexual Violence and Gender Minority Youth

Gender minority youth experience increased rates of violence, including threat or injury with a weapon, forced sexual intercourse, dating violence, and bullying.

Dr. Miller's recent publication shows the impacts of the pervasive and harmful narratives used to weaponize transgender identities in contemporary political discourse and the ongoing need for gender transformative sexual violence prevention programs.

 

Read more about this study here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2792864

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Gender minority youth experience increased rates of violence, including threat or injury with a weapon, forced sexual intercourse, dating violence, and bullying.
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