New report highlights improvements for gender-diverse youth over the past five years, including a decreased likelihood of being kicked out or running away from home
A new report shows that while gender-diverse youth in B.C. have made strides in getting more family and community support over the past five years, they continue to face higher rates of discrimination, harassment and bullying compared with their cisgender peers.
Compared with 2018, there was a slight increase in the number of students identifying as trans girls, though it was fewer than one per cent of those surveyed in 2023. The number of trans boys also saw a small rise, increasing to one per cent. Additionally, the number of nonbinary students and those questioning their gender identity grew from one to about two per cent.
There was also a significant increase in the percentage of young people across all gender groups who reported having a caring adult they could turn to in their community compared with 2018. For example, 20 per cent of cisgender boys reported experiencing discrimination at school, compared with 32 per cent of57 per cent of trans boys. Additionally, gender-diverse youth were three times more likely to report discrimination in health care settings, such as hospitals and clinics, compared with cisgender peers, although the overall percentages of such experiences were lower than in other environments.
“We can’t say for sure, not with our research, but certainly, we’ve seen in the news these kinds of stories about people pushing back against whether or not trans and non-binary young people are allowed to be in spaces, and that’s a concern,” Dr. Saewyc said.
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