Gender-based violence includes any kind of violence directed against people due to their gender or gender identification.

Types of gender-related violence include:

• Violence against women (sometimes referred to simply as "gender violence")
• Violence against men
• Violence against LGBT people
  • Violence against transgender people, including non-binary people
  • Gay bashing, which may be related to gender expression
• School-related gender-based violence
• Online gender-based violence, violence against any of the above groups (although disproportionately women) that takes place online