The Squid Calendar

February 1-5, 2010 is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.

XP has covered this issue well on National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week.  Here are some startling statistics:

• 1 in 3 female teenagers in a dating relationship has feared for her physical safety.
• 1 in 5 teenagers in a serious relationship reports having been hit, slapped, or pushed by a partner.
• 29 percent of girls who have been in a relationship said that they have been pressured to have sex or to engage in sexual activities that they did not want.
• Technologies such as cell phones and the Internet have made dating abuse both more pervasive and more hidden.  (source)

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to remember and give respect to those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.

Violence towards ANYONE is reprehensible.

55% of transgender youth report being physically attacked. 74% of transgender youth reported being sexually harassed at school, and 90% of transgender youth reported feeling unsafe at school because of their gender expression. 33.2% of transgender youth have attempted suicide. (source)

The statistics are startling.

Check out this lens by Rikki for some background info: TransHistory – A Colourful Past and Present

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