Statistics

LGBT People of Color:

1.82 times as likely to experience violence as compared to white LGBT survivors and victims.*

1.7 times as likely to experience discrimination as compared to white LGBT survivors and victims.*

TRANSGENDER:

Transgender people experience poverty twice the national rate, while transgender people of color experience 4 times the national poverty rate.*

Transgender people of color are 2.59 times likely to experience police violence compared to non-people of color.*

GAY MEN:

3.04 times as likely to report incidents of hate violence to the police as compared to non-gay survivors and victims.*

1.56 times as likely to require medical attention as compared to non-gay male survivors and victims.*

*National Coalition of Anti-Violence Program 2013 release edition