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- VLENT VICTIMIZATN OF LBIANS, GAYS AND BISEXUALS CANADA, 2014
- GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
- SEVEN STRIKG STATISTICS ON THE STAT OF GAY RIGHTS AND HOMOPHOBIA ACROSS THE GLOBE
- THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS
VLENT VICTIMIZATN OF LBIANS, GAYS AND BISEXUALS CANADA, 2014
People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully. * gay rights statistics 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.
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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. * gay rights statistics canada *
Acrdg to the 2014 General Social Survey on Canadians’ Safety (Victimizatn), Canadians aged 18 years and olr who intified as lbian or gay (142E) and bisexual (267E) were much more likely than their heterosexual (69) unterparts to be victims of vlent crime. Even after ntrollg for other factors such as age, maral stat, past history of homelsns, and childhood abe, the odds of beg a victim of vlent victimizatn were two tim higher among lbian, gay or bisexual Canadians than among their heterosexual unterparts. Among those who reported experiencg discrimatn the five years precedg the survey, lbian and gay dividuals were signifintly more likely (79%) than their bisexual (35%E) and heterosexual (2%) unterparts to perceive the discrimatn as beg based on their sexual orientatn.
Rearch has shown that the rate of vlent victimizatn among dividuals who self‑intify as lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) ntu to be signifintly higher than among their heterosexual unterparts (Bechamp 2008; Conroy and Cotter 2017; Teasdale and Bradley‑Engen 2010).
Usg self‑reported data om the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS) on Canadians’ Safety (Victimizatn), this Juristat article prents rmatn on vlent victimizatn—cints of sexual asslt, robbery and physil asslt—mted agast lbian, gay and bisexual dividuals aged 18 years and olr Canada, along wh their dividual experienc of Perceptns of the police and feelgs of personal safety are also explored. Begng 1969, succsive Supreme Court of Canada lgs and Acts of Parliament have enshred law the rights of those who intify as lbian, gay and bisexual and protectn om discrimatn, harassment and vlence motivated by hate (Government of Canada 2017).
SEVEN STRIKG STATISTICS ON THE STAT OF GAY RIGHTS AND HOMOPHOBIA ACROSS THE GLOBE
Gay rights movement, civil rights movement that advot equal rights for LGBTQ persons—that is, for lbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenr persons, and queer persons—and lls for an end to discrimatn agast LGBTQ persons employment, cred, hog, public acmodatns, and other areas of life. * gay rights statistics canada *
In 2014, overall, there were more than 100, 000E cints of vlent victimizatn volvg a bisexual victim and more than 49, 000E cints volvg a lbian or gay victim, rrpondg to rat of 267E and 142E cints per 1, 000 populatn, rpectively (Chart 1).
After age‑standardizg, the overall rate of vlent victimizatn for LGB Canadians was more than double that of heterosexual Canadians (165 vers 69 cints per 1, 000 populatn), wh a rate of 125E for lbian and gay dividuals and a rate of 191E for bisexual In other words, the fact that LGB Canadians are, on average, younger than heterosexual Canadians explas some, but not all, of the difference victimizatn rat between the two populatns. Among those who reported livg cens metropolan areas, bisexual and lbian and gay dividuals were over three tim and two tim more likely, rpectively, to report experiencg vlent victimizatn than their heterosexual unterparts (241E and 157E vers 71 cints per 1, 000 populatn). In 2014, bisexual dividuals were signifintly more likely than their heterosexual and lbian or gay unterparts to report experiencg hidn homelsnsNote at some pot durg their lifetime (18%E vers 8% and 12%), and they were three tim more likely than their heterosexual unterparts to experience livg a shelter, on the street or an abandoned buildg (6%E vers 2%).
THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS
* gay rights statistics canada *
Of those who reported experiencg discrimatn the five years precedg the survey, lbian and gay dividuals were signifintly more likely (79%) than their bisexual (35%E) and heterosexual (2%) unterparts to perceive the discrimatn as beg based on their sexual Other mon reasons clud discrimatn on the basis of physil appearance and sex (Table 4). However, while three‑quarters (75%) of those who were heterosexual and seven ten (71%) of those who intified as beg lbian and gay reported a "somewhat strong" or "very strong" sense of belongg to their lol muny, a signifintly smaller proportn of those who were bisexual reported the levels of belongg (59%). However, bisexual dividuals reported lower levels of satisfactn than their heterosexual and lbian and gay unterparts, and were ls likely to rate their satisfactn wh their personal safety as beg eher "very satisfied" or "satisfied" (77% vers 88% and 86%).
LGBT and LGBTQ+ have several addnal variatns, cludg LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, and 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-spir, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, tersex, and asexual, wh the + reprentg pansexual, agenr, genr queer, bigenr, genr variant, and pangenr).
Another of the world's most gay-iendly untri, Swen has legalized both marriage and adoptn for same-sex upl, stalled anti-discrimatn protectns for both genr inty and sexual orientatn, end nstutnal protectns agast discrimatn, and crimalized vlence agast LGBTQ+ people. The term “homosexualy, ” while sometim nsired anachronistic the current era, is the most applible and easily translatable term to e when askg this qutn across societi and languag and has been ed other cross-natnal studi, cludg the World Valu Survey.
Canada stands up for the protectn and promotn of the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, 2-spir and tersex (LGBTQ2I) people globally. * gay rights statistics canada *
And Poland, supporters of the erng PiS (Law and Jtice), which has explicly targeted gay rights as anathema to tradnal Polish valu, are 23 percentage pots ls likely to say that homosexualy should be accepted by society than those who do not support the erng party. (Ipsos, Febary-March 2023)76% Support marriage or legal regnn10% Agast68% Support marriage or legal regnn17% AgastViews about same-sex upl' parentg(Ipsos, Febary-March 2023)74% Strongly/somewhat agree18% Strongly/somewhat disagree66% Strongly/somewhat agree23% Strongly/somewhat disagreePerceived prevalence of transgenr discrimatn(Ipsos, Febary-March 2023)21% Not much/not at all61% A great al/fair amount18% Not much/not at all64% A great al/fair amountSupport for transgenr discrimatn protectn(Ipsos, Febary-March 2023)78% Strongly/somewhat agree13% Strongly/somewhat disagree72% Strongly/somewhat agree17% Strongly/somewhat disagreeSupport for teens’ accs to genr-affirmg re(Ipsos, Febary-March 2023)58% Strongly/somewhat agree28% Strongly/somewhat disagree45% Strongly/somewhat agree42% Strongly/somewhat disagreeSupport for trans accs to facili matchg genr inty(Ipsos, Febary-March 2023)51% Strongly/somewhat agree30% Strongly/somewhat disagree40% Strongly/somewhat agree45% Strongly/somewhat disagreeSupport for non-bary genr optn on official documents(Ipsos, Febary-March 2023)49% Strongly/somewhat agree36% Strongly/somewhat disagree41% Strongly/somewhat agree43% Strongly/somewhat disagreeSupport for surance verage of genr transn sts(Ipsos, Febary-March 2023)40% Strongly/somewhat agree47% Strongly/somewhat disagree37% Strongly/somewhat agree49% Strongly/somewhat disagreeJtifiabily of homosexualy(World Valu Survey, 2017-2022)62% Jtifiable10% Not jtifiable44% Jtifiable25% Not jtifiableAcceptance of homosexuals as neighbors(World Valu Survey, 2017-2022)90% Did not mentn homosexuals10% Mentned homosexuals81% Did not mentn homosexuals13% Mentned homosexualsViews on same-sex marriage or other legal regnn(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)82% Support8% Agast72% Support15% AgastViews on same-sex upl' right to adopt(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)81% Agree13% Disagree72% Agree22% DisagreeOpn on same-sex upl as parents(World Valu Survey, 2017-2020)72% Agree9% Disagree53% Agree17% Disagree"Should society accept homosexualy? "(Pew Rearch Center, May–October, 2019)85% Y10% No72% Y21% NoSupport for same-sex marriage (North and South Ameri)(AmerisBarometer, 2016-2017)76% Approve24% Disapprove61% Approve39% DisapproveAcceptance of gay people public office (North and South Ameri)(AmerisBarometer, 2016-2017)80% Approve20% Disapprove73% Approve27% DisapproveJtifiabily of homosexualy(World Valu Survey, 2010-2014)Regn not surveyed32% Jtifiable31% Not jtifiableAcceptance of homosexuals as neighbors(World Valu Survey, 2010-2014)Regn not surveyed80% Did not mentn homosexuals20% Mentned homosexuals"Should society accept homosexualy?