Hate Violence against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ... - AVP

Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-affected Communities in the U.S. in 2011NCAVPthe data require more research and exploration but resonate with the daily realities that NCAVP member programsobserve in their work to support transgender women survivors and victims.LGBTQH PEOPLE OF COLORIn 2011, LGBTQH-identified people of color were more likely to experience severe forms of violence andrequire medical attention. These statistics highlight the stark reality of the increasing risk of violence forcommunities with multiple marginalized identities.LGBQ People of color were more likely to experience injuries and require medical attention because ofhate violence. People of color were 3.13 times as likely to experience injuries due to of hate violence as comparedto the overall sample. People of color were also 2.84 times as likely to require medical attention as a result of hateviolence. 17 These statistics highlight the severe and measurable way having intersecting marginalized identities canincrease the impact of violence for LGBTQH people of color.People of color were more likely to receive hate crime classification. People of color were 2.07 times morelikely to see police classify their incident as hate violence compared to the overall sample. 18 This finding was theopposite of many NCAVP members’ regular experiences with LGBTQH people of color. Therefore it may belinked to the severity of hate violence that LGBTQH people of color experience. NCAVP members regularlyobserve that severe forms of violence can increase the possibility of law enforcement classifying the incident as ahate crime.People of color were less likely to experience harassment. People of color were 41% less likely to experienceharassment than the overall sample. 19 This was very interesting due to the contrast between this and thedisproportionately severe forms of violence that people of color experience. This finding most likely results fromLGBTQH people of color being less likely to report harassment to LGBTQH anti-violence programs for lesssevere forms of violence.17 n=260, 95% CI=1.71,4.7218 n=119, 95% CI=0.996,4.3319 n=757, 95% CI=0.44,0.7929