10 LGBTQ-Phobia 2022 Report

LGBTQ-Phobia 2022 Report

The transgender community is likely more vulnerable than other LGBTQ subgroups in private and public spheres. Data from the LGBTQ-phobia report and other studies conducted at the Israeli Institute for Gender and LGBTQ Research demonstrate that those on the trans spectrum are subjected not only to a higher number of mistreatments but also the harm is more severe, for example, concerning the physical violence and abusive behavior towards them in healthcare. As noted above, more than half of the events registered at the Reporting Center this year document abuses against individuals on the trans spectrum. 2022 was a year with many incidents of bias, exclusion, physical violence, and verbal abuse against individuals on the trans spectrum. As the report demonstrates, the realities of life and daily struggles are challenging for members of this community. The barriers and vulnerabilities threaten their mental and physical safety and impede their access to essential public services and their ability to lead an everyday life. The past year has exhibited extreme events that children and their families have confronted. In some cases, other parents and schools mistreated children and their families. There are currently no clear guidelines in the educational system that would provide an optimal response for youth on the transgender spectrum. Moreover, the public contention regarding gender identity issues at an early age has escalated in the past year and has become an element of shame and humiliation. Unfortunately, in 2022, nvMbZN ’XvqRr NYfrR uf WfNvr fd cZdfqrƆ nqZ{EuR bZ{Rrŧ rnqREPZdX WEaR NfdrnZqEN~ uYRfqZRr EMfvu XRdPRqżEW’qcZdX nqfNRrrRrŬ 1YZr nvMbZN PZrNfvqrR Zr dfu Nfd’dRP uf cRPZE EdP rfNZEb dRu|fqa qYRufqZNŬ /uZbbŧ Zu YEr Ed ENuZ{R physical expression (demonstrations, conferences rampant with hate speech, petitions, etc.) directed at individuals on the trans spectrum. These events are initiated and funded by parties collaborating with conservative organizations abroad. Community Coping 1YR ~REq ĠĞĠĠ |Er ’bbRP |ZuY ZduRdrZ{R `fZdu RWWfqur M~ uYR 1- XvPEƆr 1Era fqNR EdP uYR uqEdr community organizations, aimed at identifying dominant obstacles and barriers experienced by those on the trans spectrum and establishing optimal responses to assist and support them with the complex daily challenges. vqZdX uYR ~REqŧ rR{RqEb rZXdZ’NEdu qRrnfdrRr |RqR NqREuRP EdP ZcnbRcRduRP uf YRbn Zd {EqZfvr areas: 1. One of the goals mentioned in the 2021 LGBTQ-phobia report was establishing an emergency support system for the transgender community aged 18 and over. Thus, in February 2022, a lodging facility was established as a safe place for emergency accommodation sheltering trans |fcRd |ZuY nqfruZuvuZfd EW’bZEuZfdŧ YfcRbRrrŧ EdP uYfrR bENaZdX WEcZb~ rvnnfqu Wfq EXRr ğĦ EdP above. 2. The commencement of the Trans Center in collaboration with the Aguda and the Gila Project for Trans Empowerment, a facility that provides a holistic response to the community and serves as a home for community, social and cultural events, alongside many services (social, medical, etc.). 3. The Trans Home of the Israel Trans Association – a center that provides comprehensive support for trans women under one roof that grants assistance with exercising rights, obtaining services, legal advice, mentoring, social activities, hot meals, general assistance, and more. 4. IGY has youth groups and young individuals from the trans community nationwide, with over 300 members. 5. Collaborating with community organizations headed by Ma’avarim and the Gila Project for Trans Empowerment in formulating and assessing work procedures that assist those in the transgender spectrum, including their assimilation into Israel’s social-work regulations. 6. Incorporating the “gender identity” clause in the CEO circular that legally prohibits conversion therapy. 7. Collaborating with community organizations in polishing the document “Guidelines for