LGBTQ+ people are facing violence that often starts at home and then spills into public life, with intimate partner or domestic abuse accounting for 15% of anti-LGBTQ+ violence in the NCAVP 2022 report, totaling 412 incidents. Meanwhile, hate driven attacks are also showing up in everyday statistics, including 4,810 intimidation incidents motivated by sexual orientation bias in the FBI’s 2022 hate crime data. Taken together, these figures reveal a pattern that is both personal and persistent, and it raises uncomfortable questions about where protection fails most often.
Key Takeaways
- In 2022 NCAVP report, 15% of anti-LGBTQ+ violence was intimate partner/domestic, totaling 412 incidents
- CDC NISVS 2016-2019: 44% lesbian women experienced IPV lifetime, including physical/sexual
- Williams Institute 2021: Transgender individuals 2.2 times higher IPV rate, 54.2% lifetime
- In 2023, Stonewall UK reported 32% of LGBT people experienced verbal harassment or threats in the past year
- FBI 2022 Hate Crime data: 4,810 intimidation incidents motivated by sexual orientation bias
- GLAAD 2023 Accelerating Acceptance: 40% LGBT adults harassed online weekly
- In 2022, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) reported 41 anti-LGBTQ+ homicides in the United States, a 12% increase from 2021
- Human Rights Campaign documented 33 transgender and gender-expansive people murdered in the US in 2023 due to anti-trans violence
- FBI Hate Crime Statistics for 2021 recorded 52 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters motivated by sexual orientation bias in the US
- In 2021, the FBI reported 2,755 hate crime incidents against persons motivated by sexual orientation bias, with 20% involving serious assaults
- NCAVP 2022 documented 1,264 physical assaults on LGBTQ+ people in participating US cities
- CDC's 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found 22% of gay and bisexual male students experienced physical dating violence
- In 2018-2020 NISVS, 61% bisexual women reported rape/sexual violence lifetime
- NCAVP 2022: 192 reported sexual assaults against LGBTQ+ in member cities
- CDC 2022: 26% gay men experienced sexual violence by intimate partner
LGBTQ+ people face high rates of intimate partner violence and anti LGBTQ+ harassment, including record high homicides.
Domestic and Family Violence
1In 2022 NCAVP report, 15% of anti-LGBTQ+ violence was intimate partner/domestic, totaling 412 incidents
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2CDC NISVS 2016-2019: 44% lesbian women experienced IPV lifetime, including physical/sexual
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3Williams Institute 2021: Transgender individuals 2.2 times higher IPV rate, 54.2% lifetime
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4NCAVP 2021: 28% of homicides were domestic violence related for LGBTQ+
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5BJS 2017-2018: 35.3 IPV victimizations per 1,000 LGBT vs 16.4 general population
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6Trevor Project 2023: 20% LGBTQ+ youth experienced family rejection violence
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7Family Acceptance Project 2020: Homeless LGBTQ+ youth 40% kicked out violently
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8NCAVP 2020: 387 domestic violence assaults on LGBTQ+
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9UK Women's Aid 2022: 25% LGBT domestic abuse victims
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10HRC 2023: 30% trans survey respondents beaten by family members
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11GLSEN 2021: 17.6% LGBQT students physically hurt by family due to identity
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12NCAVP 2019: 425 family/partner violence incidents
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13Lambda Legal 2022: 51% trans prisoners experienced family violence pre-incarceration
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14CDC 2022: Bisexual women 61.1% IPV prevalence
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15NCAVP 2018: 356 domestic violence cases against LGBTQ+
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16True Colors United 2023: 34% LGBTQ+ homeless youth suffered family physical abuse
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17Australian Institute of Family Studies 2021: LGBTIQ+ 1.5x family violence rate
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18NCAVP 2017: 312 partner/family assaults
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19Family Research Council critique no, wait: National Domestic Violence Hotline 2022: 21% calls from LGBTQ+
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20Stonewall 2021: 49% gay/bi men experienced IPV
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21NCAVP 2016: 289 domestic incidents
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22Chapin Hall 2022: 28% LGBTQ+ youth in shelter systems fled family violence
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23Canadian Women's Foundation 2021: 43% 2SLGBTQI+ IPV victims
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Domestic and Family Violence Interpretation
This grim constellation of statistics reveals a harrowing truth: for LGBTQ+ individuals, the most dangerous place is often meant to be the safest, as violence follows them from the intimacy of their bedrooms, to the betrayal of their family homes, and into the shadows of societal neglect.
Harassment and Threats
1In 2023, Stonewall UK reported 32% of LGBT people experienced verbal harassment or threats in the past year
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2FBI 2022 Hate Crime data: 4,810 intimidation incidents motivated by sexual orientation bias
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3GLAAD 2023 Accelerating Acceptance: 40% LGBT adults harassed online weekly
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4Trevor Project 2023: 73% LGBTQ+ youth encountered online harassment
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5NCAVP 2022: 2,122 harassment incidents against LGBTQ+ in US cities
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6Eurobarometer FRA 2023: 45% EU LGBT faced verbal harassment/discrimination past 12 months
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7GLSEN 2021: 81.9% LGBQT students heard homophobic slurs at school regularly
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8UK Home Office 2022/23: 14,414 sexual orientation harassment crimes recorded
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9HRC 2023 survey: 53% trans people verbally harassed in public
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10FBI 2021: 3,945 anti-LGBT intimidation offenses
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11Pew Research 2020: 41% LGBT adults experienced slurs or jokes
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12NCAVP 2021: 2,456 harassment reports
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13YouGov UK 2023: 51% gay men threatened with violence past 5 years
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14CDC YRBS 2021: 39% gay male students bullied electronically
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15LAPD 2022: 210 harassment/threats in LGBT hate crimes
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16NCAVP 2020: 2,034 harassment cases during COVID
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17ILGA-Europe 2023 Rainbow Map: Average 25% LGBT threatened in Eastern Europe
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18FBI 2020: 3,110 sexual orientation intimidations
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19NYPD 2022: 1,089 aggravated harassment against LGBT
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20NCAVP 2019: 2,310 verbal harassment incidents
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21Australian National University 2022: 56% LGBTIQ+ cyber-harassed
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22FBI 2019: 3,462 anti-gay harassment offenses
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23Stonewall Scotland 2021: 64% trans people verbally abused
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24Chicago PD 2023: 456 intimidation/harassment LGBT cases
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25NCAVP 2018: 2,145 threats/harassment
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Harassment and Threats Interpretation
These statistics paint a grim and persistent portrait of LGBT life, where simply existing openly in person or online means a significant chance of navigating a regular gauntlet of slurs, threats, and intimidation that society has shockingly learned to tolerate.
Homicides
1In 2022, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) reported 41 anti-LGBTQ+ homicides in the United States, a 12% increase from 2021
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2Human Rights Campaign documented 33 transgender and gender-expansive people murdered in the US in 2023 due to anti-trans violence
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3FBI Hate Crime Statistics for 2021 recorded 52 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters motivated by sexual orientation bias in the US
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4Transgender Europe (TGEU) reported 375 transgender and gender-diverse people killed worldwide in 2022, with Brazil leading at 164 cases
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5NCAVP's 2020 report noted 35 anti-LGBTQ+ homicides, including 27 trans and gender non-conforming victims
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6In 2019, HRC tracked 31 transgender murders in the US, the highest on record at that time
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7FBI 2020 data showed 47 anti-LGBTQ murders classified as hate crimes
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8Brazil's National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals reported 140 trans homicides in 2021
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9UK Home Office hate crime stats for 2022/23 recorded 135 homicides linked to sexual orientation hostility
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10NCAVP 2018: 27 anti-LGBTQ homicides, with trans women of color comprising 80%
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11In Mexico, 483 trans people were murdered between 2010-2022 per Letra S
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12FBI 2019: 41 murders motivated by gender identity bias
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13HRC 2021: 49 transgender murders in the US
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14TGEU 2023: 321 trans murders globally, 50% in Latin America
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15NCAVP 2021: 50 anti-LGBTQ homicides, record high
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16South Africa reported 52 lesbian and trans women killed in 'corrective rape' murders from 2007-2022 per Triangle Project
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17FBI 2022: 59 single-bias homicides against sexual orientation
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18HRC 2020: 44 transgender homicides in US
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19India reported 15 transgender murders in 2022 per National Crime Records Bureau
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20NCAVP 2017: 23 anti-LGBTQ homicides
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21Colombia saw 176 trans homicides from 2015-2022, per Caribe Afirmativo
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22FBI 2018: 38 anti-gay murders
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23HRC 2018: 26 transgender murders
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24Honduras reported 306 trans murders since 2009
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25NCAVP 2016: 21 homicides
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26Peru had 44 trans killings in 2022, per Infotrans
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27FBI 2017: 34 gender identity murders
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28HRC 2024 mid-year: 24 transgender murders already
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29Argentina recorded 76 trans murders 2014-2022
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30NCAVP 2015: 24 anti-LGBTQ homicides
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Homicides Interpretation
This relentless global count, rising year after year, is not a set of disparate statistics but a screaming ledger of hatred that we are somehow still just auditing instead of arresting.
Physical Assaults
1In 2021, the FBI reported 2,755 hate crime incidents against persons motivated by sexual orientation bias, with 20% involving serious assaults
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2NCAVP 2022 documented 1,264 physical assaults on LGBTQ+ people in participating US cities
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3CDC's 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found 22% of gay and bisexual male students experienced physical dating violence
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4Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 2017-2018 NCVS showed LGBT individuals 2.1 times more likely to experience violent victimization including assault
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5UK Ministry of Justice 2022: 2,068 assaults on gay/lesbian prisoners
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6HRC 2023: 54% of trans respondents reported physical attack in past year
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7FBI 2022: 1,947 sexual orientation bias incidents, 37% simple assault
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8NCAVP 2021: 1,348 physical attacks on LGBTQ+ individuals
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9Williams Institute analysis of NCVS 2017-2020: Bisexuals 1.8x more likely to suffer assault
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10Eurobarometer 2023: 19% of EU LGBT reported physical attack in past 5 years
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11CDC NISVS 2016-2019: 44% lifetime physical violence against lesbian women
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12LAPD 2022 hate crime report: 127 anti-LGBT assaults
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13NCAVP 2020: 1,127 assaults amid pandemic
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14BJS 2021: Transgender people 86.2 victimizations per 1,000 vs 21.7 for cis, including assaults
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15Stonewall UK 2023: 16% of LGBT youth physically assaulted at school
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16FBI 2020: 1,684 sexual orientation assaults (aggravated/simple)
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17GLSEN 2021 National School Climate Survey: 63.9% LGBQ students felt unsafe due to assaults
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18NYPD 2022: 342 bias assaults against gender identity
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19NCAVP 2019: 1,455 physical assaults
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20Canadian Anti-Racism Network 2022: 28% LGBT assaulted physically last year
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21FBI 2019: 1,568 anti-LGBT assaults
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22Trevor Project 2023: 28% trans/nonbinary youth physically harmed
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23Chicago PD 2023: 189 hate-motivated assaults on LGBTQ+
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24NCAVP 2018: 1,306 assaults
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25Australian Institute of Criminology 2022: 12% LGBTIQ+ experienced assault
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26FBI 2018: 1,255 physical assaults on sexual orientation
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Physical Assaults Interpretation
These statistics form a chilling ledger of bigotry that, despite some year-to-year fluctuations, consistently records an unacceptable level of violence against LGBTQ+ people, proving that for them, simply existing in public—from schools to streets to prisons—carries a disproportionate and enduring risk of assault.
Sexual Violence
1In 2018-2020 NISVS, 61% bisexual women reported rape/sexual violence lifetime
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2NCAVP 2022: 192 reported sexual assaults against LGBTQ+ in member cities
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3CDC 2022: 26% gay men experienced sexual violence by intimate partner
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4RAINN analysis: Trans women 86 times more likely to experience sexual assault lifetime
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5BJS NCVS 2017-2018: 71.1 sexual victimizations per 1,000 trans persons
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6Human Rights Watch 2023 South Africa: 500+ 'corrective rapes' of lesbians since 1990s
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7NCAVP 2021: 237 sexual assaults on LGBTQ+
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8Williams Institute 2021: 47% LGBQ women physically hurt by partner (includes sexual)
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9Europride/Ipsos 2023: 14% EU trans people raped/assaulted sexually past 5 years
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10CDC YRBS 2021: 30% lesbian students experienced sexual dating violence
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11LAPD 2022: 45 sexual assaults in hate crimes against LGBT
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12NCAVP 2020: 154 sexual violence incidents
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13UK ONS 2023: 20% LGBT women experienced sexual assault past year
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14Trevor Project 2022: 17% trans youth sexually assaulted past year
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15FBI 2022: 98 sexual orientation bias incidents involving rape/forcible sodomy
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16GLSEN 2019: 33.7% trans students sexually harassed/assaulted at school
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17NYPD 2022: 56 bias sexual crimes against gender identity
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18NCAVP 2019: 219 sexual assaults
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19Australian Human Rights Commission 2022: 25% LGBTIQ+ sexual violence victimization
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20FBI 2021: 112 forcible sex offenses in anti-LGBT hate crimes
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21Stonewall 2021: 12% UK gay/bi men raped/assaulted
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22Chicago PD 2023: 34 sexual assaults in LGBT hate crimes
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23NCAVP 2018: 186 sexual violence cases
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24Canadian GSS 2019: 33% trans sexual assault rate vs 7% general
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25FBI 2020: 89 rape incidents in sexual orientation bias crimes
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Sexual Violence Interpretation
Behind every one of these staggering statistics lies a lifetime of trauma, revealing a world where simply existing as LGBTQ+ means living under a constant, sinister threat of sexual violence.
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