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that they had been discriminated against in their employment or job search in the 12 months prior
to the survey. Every fifth transgender person also reported discrimination in healthcare settings,
which rate is twice as high as among those who don’t identify as transgender.
The FRA concludes that the most frequent reasons for not reporting were a belief that “nothing would
change”, a lack of knowledge about how or where to report an incident, and fear of homophobic or
transphobic reactions from the police.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) also confirmed that “homophobic
hate crimes and incidents often show a high degree of cruelty and brutality. They often involve
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Stickers for the Transgender Day of Remembrance 2016