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

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- The Guardian, 2026-11-03 15:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/doj-research-gender-dysphoria-violent-crime

> The US Justice Department is funding studies on whether gender dysphoria is linked to violent crime. Experts and LGBTQ+ advocates call the move dangerous and pseudoscientific, warning that it could divert attention from violence driven by far-right extremist ideologies.