Statistics
According to a study conducted by the Human Rights Campaign...
According to a study conducted by the Human Rights Campaign...
44% of lesbians and 61% of bisexual women experienced rape, stalking, or physical violence by an intimate partner, as opposed to 35% of heterosexual women.
26% of gay men and 37% of bisexual men experienced rape, stalking, or physical violence by an intimate partner, as opposed to 29% of heterosexual men.
Approximately one in two bisexual women and transgender people will be assaulted in their lifetime.
Approximately one in two bisexual women and transgender people will be assaulted in their lifetime.
LGBTQ+ people also experience discrimination when they are seeking help, which further pushes them into the closet.
LGBTQ+ people also experience discrimination when they are seeking help, which further pushes them into the closet.
The Human Rights Campaign and National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs found that...
85% of victim advocates worked with a LGBTQ+ sexual assault survivor who was denied services because of their identity.
7% of the 39% of LGBTQ+ sexual assault victims who sought out police assistance said the police were hostile, and 12% said that the police were indifferent to their story.
