What behaviours does Transgender and non-binary domestic abuse involve?
Domestic abuse that is Trans and non-binary specific doesn’t tend to happen in isolation.
It’s often part of a pattern of behaviour intended to dominate and control. It can incorporate physical abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse and sexual abuse. If you’ve ever had your trans status used as an insult, had your identity criticised or been told you were over-reacting to threatening behaviour, it’s possible you’ve experienced domestic abuse.
Some examples of Transgender and non-binary domestic abuse are:
Being deliberately misgendered (wrong pronouns; “dead naming”)
Being ‘outed’ (or threatened to be outed) as trans
Being forced to present in the wrong gender
Being critiqued/shamed for expressing your gender
Being prevented from/shamed for expressing your gender
Having gendered body parts ridiculed or scrutinised
Being isolated from trans/LGBT+ friends or spaces
Having hormones taken away as punishment or as a means of coercion
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