The crease the number of visible gay and trans people is sometim treated as a cursy or a e for ncern by crics, but ’s not a surprise. It’s normal.
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LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Two major geopolil events durg the past year—the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the full-sle Rsian ary vasn of Ukrae—have dispted lns of liv. Both have ronated specific ways for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people. * problems within the lgbt community *
It suggts a homogeney that do not exist. Ask, say, a transgenr woman Egypt, who has stggled her entire life to fd a job bee of her genr exprsn, if she “intifi” wh a rich gay Egyptian man who has the rourc to live a fortable life. Forty-four percent of lbian women have experienced rape, physil vlence, and/or stalkg by an timate partner their lifetime, while 26% of gay men have as well (that number creas to 37% for bisexual men).
Across the board, LGBTQIA+ dividuals faced more barriers to accsg aid and re — particularly for transgenr people of lor and Black men who intify as gay. In a 2014 survey, 97% of gay and bi men and 99% of lbians chose discrimatn as their greatt ncern when travellg.
Havg to see an article about a homophobia-motivated murr or see transphobic ments a popular film n be hugely triggerg and trmatizg.