Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian and Gay People in Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: A Study by the Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force

• NCJ Number: 121864
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

These charts present findings from the 1987 survey to determine the nature and extent of violence against gays and lesbians in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.

Abstract

Data cover rates for annual discrimination, lifetime discrimination, fear of discrimination, annual criminal violence, and lifetime verbal abuse and criminal violence. Percentages are provided for police violence and harassment, school violence and harassment, and family violence and harassment.