Test 2

Please select your preferred language.

請選擇你慣用的語言。

请选择你惯用的语言。

English
中文简体
台灣繁體
香港繁體

Login

Remember Me

New to Fridae?

Fridae Mobile

Advertisement
Highlights

More About Us

24 Nov 2017

China survey reveals precarious situation of transgender population

Some 46 percent of transgender people questioned had considered suicide, and 13 percent had survived a suicide attempt.

A survey has found that medical care for China’s transgender population is inadequate, with only six percent expressing satisfaction with access to hormone therapy and two percent happy with resources for gender reassignment.

For the survey titled the Chinese Transgender Population General Survey Report, Beijing LGBT Center and Peking University's Sociology Department, with help from the UN Development Programme and the Dutch embassy quizzed 2,060 people.

Some 62 percent of transgender people in China are in need of hormone treatment, and 51 percent are in need of gender reassignment surgery.

The survey showed 44.5 percent have thought about self-mutilation as a result of being transgender and 21.2 percent had exhibited some level of self-mutilating behavior.

Xin Ying, director of the Beijing LGBT Center told China Daily the transgender group have long been in an awkward position in the society.

"They are often confronted with serious mental problems," Xin said.

Reader's Comments

1. 2017-11-25 16:43  
Serious mental problems? Well, I am amazed. :)
Comment edited on 2017-11-25 16:43:51
2. 2017-11-25 18:10  
This is not totally unrelated:

https://www.arcamax.com/currentnews/newsheadlines/s-2021549?fs
3. 2017-11-29 04:21  
What's the link drelin? Pray tell.

Please log in to use this feature.

Select News Edition

Featured Profiles

Now ALL members can view unlimited profiles!

Languages

View this page in a different language:

Like Us on Facebook

Partners

 ILGA Asia - Fridae partner for LGBT rights in Asia IGLHRC - Fridae Partner for LGBT rights in Asia

Advertisement