Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views of LGBTQ Americans
2017
This report, from National Public Radio (NPR), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, presents data on the discrimination experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) persons in the United States, based on a survey of more than 3400 adults in 2017. Responses revealed that more than half of LGBTQ Americans report experiencing violence, threats, or harassment due to their gender identity or sexuality, and one in six LGBTQ people report they have avoided medical care due to concern about discrimination. Part of a series on “Discrimination in America,” the report is the focus of a webcast seminar from The Forum at the Harvard Chan School, presented jointly with NPR and the RWJF, on "Health in the LGBTQ Community: Improving Care and Confronting Discrimination." In addition to the survey data, it includes narratives about personal discrimination, perceptions of local community, discrimination experiences related to national beliefs and political factors, the experiences of transgender Americans.
Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views of LGBTQ Americans
Source:
Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views of LGBTQ Americans. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Public Radio 2017. https://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/surveys_and_polls/2017/rwjf441734.