This Juristat article prents rmatn on the experienc of vlent victimizatn among lbian, gay and bisexual populatns Canada g self-reported data om the 2014 General Social Survey on Canadians’ Safety (Victimizatn). Experienc of discrimatn and perceptns of safety are also explored, addn to perceptns of the police.
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VLENT VICTIMIZATN OF LBIANS, GAYS AND BISEXUALS CANADA, 2014
A new report om Statistics Canada pats a bleak picture of how gay, lbian, bisexual and other mory people are treated Canada. The report shows that members of LGBTQ muni are nearly three tim more likely than heterosexuals to experience sexual or physil asslt. Statistics Canada says the rearch is the first large-sle study… * gay demographics canada *
PolicsCanada is now home to about one ln people who intify as members of the LGBTQ muny, wh people unr the age of 25 acuntg for a disproportnately large portn of the LGBTQ says s reportg on transgenr populatns will improveA rabow flag hangs Montreal's Gay Village.
In addn, one-quarter of Canada’s LGB populatn are gay men (255, 100), while one seven are gay or lbian women (150, 600). 7% — The percentage of Canadians aged 18 to 59 who reported 2014 that they nsir themselv to be homosexual (gay or lbian). The clu behavur, that is, whether a person's partner or partners are of the same or the oppose sex, and inty, that is, whether a person nsirs himself or herself to be heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual.
Data om other untri suggt that the number of people who nsir themselv to be homosexual is much smaller than the number who report havg had sexual relatns wh someone of the same sex. 1% — The proportn of Canadians aged 18 years and over who intified themselv as homosexual (gay or lbian) the 2009 General Social Survey on Victimizatn. About the same — The rate of homosexuals and bisexuals who had a nsultatn wh a fay doctor the past 12 months, pared to heterosexuals.
Canada is home to approximately one ln people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, Two-Spir or who intify wh another non-bary genr or mory sexual inty (LGBTQ2+), acuntg for 4% of the total populatn aged 15 and olr 2018. To mark Pri Season, we are patg a mographic and social profile of Canada's diverse LGBTQ2+ muni. * gay demographics canada *
About the same — The rate of homosexuals and bisexuals who had a nsultatn wh a specialist doctor (such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopaedist, urologist/gynaelogist, or psychiatrist) the past 12 months, pared to heterosexuals. About the same — The rate of homosexuals and bisexuals who had a nsultatn wh a fay doctor or other specialist doctor (such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopaedist, urologist/gynaelogist, or psychiatrist) the past 12 months, pared to heterosexuals.
More likely — The probabily that homosexuals and bisexuals, when pared to heterosexuals, had a nsultatn wh a psychologist the past 12 months.
Ls likely — The probabily that homosexuals and bisexuals, when pared to heterosexuals, have a regular medil doctor. More likely — The probabily that homosexuals and bisexuals, when pared to heterosexuals, felt they need health re the prev 12 months, but did not receive . See also: "Study: Health re e among gay, lbian and bisexual Canadians, " The Daily, Wednday, March 19, 2008.