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Being Trans in the EU — Comparative analysis of EU LGBT survey data3.5.2. Experiences of maltreatment“By now I don’t get randomly harassed for having a historyof transsexualism because it’s simply not visible whenI’m clothed. However, in the years when my gender wasperceived as ambiguous I felt threatened and harassed ona daily basis.” (Trans man, 29, Poland)Trans respondents were asked if they were treated ina negative or disrespectful way in the six months precedingthe survey in a variety of day‐to‐day settings.In that period, around four in 10 of all trans respondentsdealt at least once with people who – due tothe respondent being perceived as LGBT – acted as ifthey considered themselves better (44 %), and weretreated at least once with less respect (41 %) or lesscourtesy (38 %) than other people. In the same timeperiod, one in three respondents met people who actedas if they were afraid of them due to perceiving themas LGBT. A quarter of all trans respondents perceivedpeople acting as if they thought they were not clever.One out of five trans respondents received poorerservices than others (e.g. in restaurants, shops), wasfollowed around by people in public places, or encounteredpeople who acted as if they thought the respondentwas dishonest due to perceiving the respondent asLGBT. In all but one example, trans women are the mostlikely to indicate that this happened to them at leastonce. Transgender respondents are the most likely toreport that people have acted as if they thought theywere dishonest (Table 21).One in eight trans respondents indicate that theyoften or almost always receive negative reactionsbecause they behave in too feminine or too masculinea way. Cross dressers who are female at birthreport much higher incidences of regularly negativereactions for behaving in too masculine a way (40 %),than male cross dressers do for behaving in too femininea way (26 %). One in three trans men (femaleat birth) (34 %) receive negative reactions for behavingin too masculine a way, while the same happenedsomewhat less to trans women (male at birth) (24 %)(Table 22).Table 21: Trans respondents who have experienced selected situations at least once in the last six months due tobeing perceived as LGBT, by identity group (%)EU transaverageTrans womenTrans menFemale crossdressersMale crossdressersTransgenderGender variantQueer/otherYou have been treated with lesscourtesy than other peopleYou have been treated with lessrespect than other peopleYou have received poorer services thanothers (e.g. in restaurants, shops)People have acted as if theythought you were not cleverPeople have acted as if theywere afraid of youPeople have acted as if theythought you were dishonestPeople have acted as if theywere better than youYou have been followed around bypeople in public places, such as a shop38 48 40 46 34 45 30 3241 50 44 48 38 47 32 3619 26 17 22 21 22 14 1724 28 26 27 26 24 17 2230 36 30 35 27 33 24 2822 24 25 24 24 27 16 1944 51 46 54 41 45 35 4119 30 14 20 20 22 16 14Question:Base:G4. In the last six months, in your day‐to‐day life, how often have any of the following things happened to you because youare or are assumed to be transgender? (situations as listed on the table rows above; sum of response categories ‘happenedonly once in the last six months’, ‘2-5 times in the last six months’ and ‘6 times or more in the last six months’.Trans respondents in the EU LGBT survey.Source: FRA, EU LGBT survey, 201292