Research on commercial sexual exploitation (COMSE) of youth tends to focus on young females as victims, and much less is known about male and transgender commercially sexually exploited youth (COMSEY). Understanding the psychosocial background and past COMSE experiences among COMSEY is important to provide support for gender‐specific or gender‐inclusive interventions for COMSEY. The study included 57 cisgender females, 40 males and 23 transgender females who received services from a multi‐module programme for COMSEY in Israel. Case managers provided data on the youth regarding background characteristics, health variables and COMSE experiences prior to entering the service. The youth had similar rates in most psychosocial background characteristics, including being a victim of abuse. Cisgender females were less likely than cisgender males and transgender females to be from an ethnic minority and more likely to have been in out‐of‐home placement. Past experiences of COMSE were also similar between genders, though cisgender females were less involved in street prostitution and more likely to have been sexually abused during COMSE. The findings provide support for a gender‐inclusive approach to intervention with COMSEY and call for re‐consideration of present gender‐specific interventions in this domain. Further research on intervention with COMSEY is needed, specifically regarding male and transgender COMSEY.

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以色列从事商业性性剥削的年轻人中的性别差异

青年商业性剥削（COMSE）的研究往往集中于年轻女性作为受害者，而对男性和跨性别商业性剥削青年（COMSEY）的了解则少得多。了解COMSEY的社会心理背景和过往的COMSE经验对于为COMSEY的特定性别或包含性别的干预措施提供支持非常重要。该研究包括来自以色列COMSEY多模块计划的服务的57位顺性别女性，40位男性和23位变性女性。案例管理者在加入服务之前，提供了有关年轻人的背景特征，健康变量和COMSE经历的数据。在大多数社会心理背景特征中，青年人的受害率相似，包括成为虐待的受害者。顺性别的女性比顺性别的男性和跨性别的女性来自少数民族的可能性要小，并且更有可能被带到家庭以外的地方。男女之间过往的COMSE经历也相似，尽管顺性别的女性较少参与街头卖淫，并且在COMSE期间更容易遭受性虐待。研究结果为COMSEY的性别介入方法提供了支持，并呼吁重新考虑该领域目前针对性别的干预措施。需要对COMSEY进行干预的进一步研究，特别是关于男性和跨性别COMSEY的干预。尽管cisgender女性较少参与街头卖淫，在COMSE期间更容易遭受性虐待。研究结果为COMSEY的性别介入方法提供了支持，并呼吁重新考虑该领域目前针对性别的干预措施。需要对COMSEY进行干预的进一步研究，特别是关于男性和跨性别COMSEY的干预。尽管顺势女性较少参与街头卖淫，在COMSE期间更容易遭受性虐待。研究结果为COMSEY的性别介入方法提供了支持，并呼吁重新考虑该领域目前针对性别的干预措施。需要对COMSEY进行干预的进一步研究，特别是关于男性和跨性别COMSEY的干预。