By lesbian violated woman

Download this report in Russian. Askar, 25, considers himself a transgender man. Born female, at 21 he adopted more masculine clothes and hairstyles. His father and brother claimed their right to control him as one of the "women" in the family. Their punishment began with rules. It developed into beatings.

I felt completely numb. I was worried about people I knew seeing me because I had a bruised face from her physical assaults on me. What would I tell them? The next day I told my intimate female partner at the time.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC , lesbian, gay and bisexual people experience sexual violence at similar or higher rates than straight people. Studies suggest that around half of transgender people and bisexual women will experience sexual violence at some point in their lifetimes. As a community, LGBTQ people face higher rates of poverty, stigma, and marginalization, which put us at greater risk for sexual assault. We also face higher rates of hate-motivated violence, which can often take the form of sexual assault. Moreover, the ways in which society both hypersexualizes LGBTQ people and stigmatizes our relationships can lead to intimate partner violence that stems from internalized homophobia and shame.

Alaina was 18 in March of , a college freshman in the middle of spring break. She was visiting her friend at an Ivy League school for the weekend, bag packed with her favorite dress: a cotton rainbow halter that she had helped design. The following night, Alaina's friend hosted a party in her dorm.