Women of colour are often excluded from the queer community

"when the black and brown stripe were added to the rainbow flag to include people of colour, a lot of white gay men were very offended by this and that’s why I’ve drawn a picture of a white hand tearing the black and brown stripes off it” — Fiona

"Government, or law enforcement should have some, sort of, SOGIE (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression) training for them to be able to address properly transwomen” - Jennifer

“So, if I had known then, you know, 12, but if I had known then what I know now, I would have cut his balls off. I literally would’ve. Yeah. It’s something I wouldn’t want anybody to go through… In your own bed, being violated. My parents were right next door. My sister was in the other room." - Sefina

Many women gave us accounts of child sexual abuse in both the interviews and surveys, and it is widely recognised that a history of sexual abuse in childhood (Warner, 2009), or multiple experiences of sexual violence that may include childhood sexual abuse (Szalacha, Hughes, McNair, & Loxton, 2017) , is a significant predictor of psychological distress. Findings align with broader international research that has established a link between childhood gender non-conformity and a significantly increased risk of childhood abuse and victimisation (Roberts, Rosario, Corliss, Koenen, & Austin, 2012; Walker, Hester, McPhee, & Patsios, 2019)