“If we provide protections and accommodations on the basis of gender identity, then women will be harmed.” The 2015 US Transgender Survey found that about one in ten trans and gender non-conforming people were physically attacked in the past year, and nearly half are survivors of sexual violence. The numbers are likely higher because of underreporting. Trans and gender non-conforming people are actually more likely to be assaulted while using public accommodations, not the other way around.
