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Research suggests that while rates of GBV such as intimate partner violence (IPV) are 1 in 3 among cisgender women13, more than half of transgender Latinas may experience some form of GBV in their lifetime.8 Transgender Latina survivors are an understudied and underserved group in gender-based violence (GBV) advocacy. This factsheet reviews GBV rates and risk factors, barriers transgender Latinas face accessing services, and protective factors.

Funding for this project was made possible through the Administration on Children, Youth, Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Grant number: 90EV0431).  Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent National Center for Transgender Equality Washington D.C. The Network/La Red Boston, MA https://translatinxnetwork.org/ services/ https://www.translatinacoalition. org/ https://transequality.org/ https://www.tnlr.org/en/ 24-HR Survivor Hotline: 617-742-4911 Trans Lifeline 195 41st St #11253, Oakland, CA 94611 the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.