This is the first book to be dedicated solely to the discussion of transphobic hate crime with regard to the available literature. It examines this crime and the varying definitions, complexities and prevalence with particular reference to the Anglo-American context. This book also provides international examples where appropriate to contextualise the cultural diversity of trans and non-binary people and their experiences of social acceptance. It also addresses the negative social sanctions perpetrated for gender transgressions which constitute transphobic violence in its different forms. Furthermore, a more inclusive discussion of the phenomenon of transphobia is provided by examining the extent of social acceptance of transgender people within indigenous cultures. This provides a socio-historical gaze on the transgender experience in this regard as well as addressing criticisms within the literature of the ‘Whiteness’ of transgender research also discussed in this text.