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Poll: Majority of LGBTQ Americans Report Harassment, Violence Based On Identity [NPR.org]

 

More than half of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans say they have experienced violence, threats or harassment because of their sexuality or gender identity, according to new poll results being released Tuesday by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

"There are very few nationally representative polls of LGBTQ people, and even fewer that ask about LGBTQ people's personal experiences of discrimination," says Logan Casey, deputy director of the survey and research associate in public opinion at the Harvard Chan School. "This report confirms the extraordinarily high levels of violence and harassment in LGBTQ people's lives."

Majorities also say they have personally experienced slurs or insensitive or offensive comments or negative assumptions about their sexual orientation. And 34 percent say they or an LGBTQ friend or family member has been verbally harassed in the bathroom when entering or while using a bathroom — or has been told or asked if they were using the wrong bathroom.

The poll, conducted earlier this year, looked not only at violence and harassment but also at a wide range of discrimination experiences. We asked about discrimination in employment, education, in their interactions with police and the courts and in their everyday lives in their own neighborhoods. We're breaking out the results by race, ethnicity and identity. You can find what we've released so far on our series page "You, Me and Them: Experiencing Discrimination in America."

To continue reading this article by Joe Neel, go to: https://www.npr.org/2017/11/21...ce-based-on-identity

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I recently watched a Ted Talk on "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people". This left me to wonder how my small rural fire company would react in the presents of one that has transitioned. A quick poll by just posing the question "How would you react" brought on a twisting of the nose and a great deal of effort in preventing their mouth-jaw from dislocating.  

A search of the web did not show anything specific for sensitivity training for EMS. A few police video's on youtube. 

So I watched a few segments on Dr. Phil. Went to LBGT web sight. And a few people chimed in on my question on the subject on ted.

It boils down to respect and which pronoun one wants to be addressed.

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