LGBTQIA2S+ people face disproportionate rates of sexual violence, abuse and harassment. Here’s why that should never be ignored. IMayDestroyYou HBO HBOPartner
of sexual violence, abuse and harassment. Additionally, as a community challenging archaic societal norms surrounding sexuality and gender, several studies compiled by the paper have also inference that sexual violence"can be a dimension of hate or bias-motivated crimes.
"If someone tries to get help and is not taken seriously, if their experience is minimized, or if they are asked to educate a care provider about LGBTQ+ topics while in crisis, that can add to the trauma they've experienced," Keeli Sorensen, vice president of victim services at, says."It's crucial that LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual violence have access to support that is affirming of their identities and competently addresses their needs.
As Richardson points out, this is also usually coupled with a general misunderstanding of what exactly constitutes sexual violence other than rape, whether it be inappropriate touching, street harassment or pressuring someone to have sex — all of which can be"really traumatizing and triggering for someone who's never labeled what they experienced as sexual violence."
"I think a lot of the pressure comes from naming what straight people do to queer and trans people," Richardson says, using the example of how some transmasculine folks can"also perpetuate misogyny, sexism, transphobia too."
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