fra-2014-being-trans-eu-comparative_en

Discrimination: experiences, awareness, reporting and perceptionsFigure 19: Positive measures and general openness at school (%)Very rare22771Fairly rare32869Fairly widespread32968Generally openSelectively openVery widespread142462Generally closedDon't know22969Questions:Base:0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100C9. During your schooling before the age of 18, did you ... – A. Openly talk about you being transgender at school? – B. Hideor disguise that you were transgender at school? Response categories: never, rarely, often, always, does not apply to me –recoded into the categories as in the figure.B1. In your opinion, how widespread are the following in the country where you live? – F. Positive measures to promoterespect for the human rights of transgender people (for instance equality plans, public campaigns, specialised services,etc.) Response categories as in the figure.Trans respondents in the EU LGBT survey who felt the question applied to their situation.Source: FRA, EU LGBT survey, 2012generally closed in secondary school. It seems as iftrans people with higher education, higher income andin paid work have a history of being closed (or unaware)about being trans during their schooling years.Experience with trans hostility at schoolbefore the age of 18Many trans respondents recall a rather negative generalatmosphere towards LGBT persons at secondary school.Seven in 10 (69 %) indicate they have heard or seen negativecomments or conduct during their schooling beforethe age of 18, because a schoolmate/peer was perceivedto be LGBT. Almost half of trans respondents (45 %) alsoindicate having heard or seen negative comments or conductbecause a teacher was perceived to be LGBT.To facilitate further analysis, replies were categorisedinto three groups: those who experienced a negativeschool atmosphere towards LGBT people (having oftenor always heard or seen negative comments or conductbecause a schoolmate/peer is perceived to be LGBTand often or having always heard or seen negativecomments or conduct because a teacher is perceivedto be LGBT), those who experienced a positive schoolatmosphere towards LGBT people (having never orrarely heard or seen negative comments or conductbecause a schoolmate/peer is perceived to be LGBTand having never or rarely heard or seen negative commentsor conduct because a teacher is perceived to beLGBT), and the rest, who experienced a mixed schoolatmosphere towards LGBT people (Figure 20).Figure 20: School atmosphere towards LGBT persons, by identity group (%)EU trans average 244035Trans women 254233Trans men 284132Female cross dressers 283438Male cross dressers 223542Transgender 244234Gender variant 333631Queer/other 214237Positive LGBTschool atmosphereMixed LGBTschool atmosphereNegative LGBTschool atmosphere0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100Question: C9. During your schooling before the age of 18, did you ... – D. Hear or see negative comments or conduct because aschoolmate/peer was perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender? – E. Hear or see negative comments orconduct because a teacher was perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender? Response categories: never,rarely, often, always, does not apply to me – recoded into the categories asin the figure.Base: Trans respondents in the EU LGBT survey who felt the question applied to their situation.Source: FRA, EU LGBT survey, 201239