# Justice department funds research into gender dysphoria and violent crime in latest anti-trans effort

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/justice-department-funds-research-into-gender-dysphoria-and-violent-crime-in-latest-anti-trans-effort/
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:00:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T10:58:09+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/doj-research-gender-dysphoria-violent-crime
- Topics: Americas, Politics, World

## Key points

- The Justice Department is offering up to $1m for research on gender dysphoria and violence.
- Experts warn the focus could stigmatise transgender people.
- Researchers say attackers’ beliefs matter more than a single identity.

## Summary

The US Department of Justice is offering up to $1m for research into whether people diagnosed and treated for gender dysphoria commit particular kinds of violence. Experts and LGBTQ+ advocates say the focus risks casting suspicion on transgender people and diverting attention from far-right extremist violence, while the Trump administration has also restricted trans people’s rights.

The National Institute of Justice announced the funding last month, against a backdrop of cuts to research on hate-fuelled and extremist violence. Researchers cited in the article say violence cannot be explained by a single identity, and that attackers’ views, including racism, homophobia and misogyny, are more relevant. Most US mass shootings have been carried out by cisgender people, though some have involved transgender or non-binary perpetrators.

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