A Global Analysis of Transgender Rights: Introducing the Trans Rights Indicator Project (TRIP)

2023/10/17 by Myles Williamson · 1 voice · 29 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues #Criminalization #Gender Politics and Representation #Gender studies #Human rights #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Law #Political science #Psychology #Sexual orientation #Social psychology #Sociology #Transgender

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s1537592723002827

published in Perspectives on Politics 22(3), 799-818 (Cambridge University Press)

openalex publication_date 2023/10/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/18

Abstract

To what extent do countries protect the rights of transgender people? How does this differ from legal protections countries offer sexual orientation minorities? What conditions are beneficial for advancing trans rights? Limitations in data availability and accessibility make answering these types of trans-specific questions difficult. To address this shortcoming, I introduce a new dataset. The Trans Rights Indicator Project (TRIP) provides insight into the legal situations transgender people faced in 173 countries from 2000 to 2021. The dataset currently includes 14 indicators that capture the presence or absence of laws related to criminalization, legal gender recognition, and anti-discrimination protections. I then use this data to discuss the global status of transgender rights throughout the period and compare these trends to sexual orientation rights. Finally, I conclude with a preliminary analysis of three institutional and cultural factors that may help explain variation in transgender rights throughout the world.

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• Interesting new dataset on trans rights with data across 173 countries and 21 years doi.org/10.1017/S153... [bsky, 19 points, 0 comments]

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