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Data Points: The Intersection of  Crime & the LGBTQIA+ Community (featuring Jimanekia Eborn)

Data Points: The Intersection of Crime & the LGBTQIA+ Community (featuring Jimanekia Eborn)

Update: 2024-08-062
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This episode of Broken Cycle Media's "Data Points" series delves into the alarming reality of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. It begins by defining key terms, including LGBTQ+ and intimate partner violence (IPV), and then presents statistics revealing the disproportionate impact of violence on LGBTQ+ individuals. The episode highlights the higher rates of IPV experienced by LGBTQ+ women and transgender individuals, emphasizing that for many, this violence begins in youth or young adulthood. The episode further explores the systemic discrimination and violence faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, particularly transgender women of color, and discusses the challenges of incomplete data reporting on hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community. It examines how anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and discriminatory legislation contribute to a hostile environment, leading to increased violence and decreased reporting. The episode then encourages listeners to be active bystanders and provides three steps to intervene in situations of harm: direct intervention, delegation, and distraction. It emphasizes the importance of speaking up and taking action to protect those in danger. Finally, the episode calls for a multi-tiered approach to preventing violence against the LGBTQ+ community, suggesting preventive measures such as education, bias reporting processes, and legislative protection. It also mentions organizations working to address this crisis and urges listeners to raise awareness, advocate for policy changes, and provide support services and educational tools.

Outlines

00:00:00
Understanding the Crisis: Violence Against the LGBTQIA+ Community

This episode explores the intersection of true crime and the LGBTQIA+ community, providing educational information, statistics, and support on this important topic.

00:00:36
Defining Key Terms and Understanding the Scope of Violence

The episode defines key terms, including LGBTQ+ and violence against LGBTQ+ individuals, highlighting the diverse range of sexual orientations and gender identities encompassed by the LGBTQ+ acronym and explaining the various forms of violence that LGBTQ+ individuals may experience.

00:02:22
The Impact of Systemic Discrimination and Violence

The episode discusses the systemic discrimination and violence faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, particularly transgender women of color. It highlights the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes and the challenges of incomplete data reporting on hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community. It also explores how anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and discriminatory legislation contribute to a hostile environment, leading to increased violence and decreased reporting.

00:04:54
Taking Action: Being an Active Bystander and Advocating for Change

The episode encourages listeners to be active bystanders and provides three steps to intervene in situations of harm: direct intervention, delegation, and distraction. It emphasizes the importance of speaking up and taking action to protect those in danger. It also highlights the need for a multi-tiered approach to preventing violence against the LGBTQ+ community, suggesting preventive measures such as education, bias reporting processes, and legislative protection. It also mentions organizations working to address this crisis and urges listeners to raise awareness, advocate for policy changes, and provide support services and educational tools.

Keywords

LGBTQIA+


An acronym representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual individuals, encompassing a diverse range of sexual orientations and gender identities.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)


A pattern of abusive behaviors used by an intimate partner to gain or maintain power and control over another person. It can include physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse.

Hate Crime


A crime motivated by prejudice against a person's race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic.

Active Bystander


A person who witnesses a situation of harm and takes action to intervene, even if it's not directly confronting the perpetrator.

Human Rights Crisis


A situation where fundamental human rights are being violated on a large scale, requiring urgent attention and action.

Systemic Discrimination


Discrimination that is embedded in the structures and practices of society, leading to unequal opportunities and outcomes for certain groups.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric


Language and discourse that promotes prejudice, hostility, and discrimination against LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Legislative Protection


Laws and policies designed to protect the rights and safety of LGBTQIA+ individuals from discrimination and violence.

Q&A

  • What are some of the key statistics regarding violence against LGBTQ+ individuals?

    Research shows that LGBTQ+ individuals are disproportionately affected by violent crime, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence. LGBTQ+ women and transgender individuals experience higher rates of intimate partner violence compared to their cisgender peers.

  • How can we be active bystanders to prevent violence against the LGBTQ+ community?

    Being an active bystander involves taking action to intervene in situations of harm. This can include directly addressing the situation, delegating to others for help, or creating a distraction to allow the person in harm's way to escape.

  • What are some organizations working to address violence against LGBTQIA+ communities?

    Organizations like Human Rights Watch, InterPride, UN Women, and GLAD are actively working to combat violence and discrimination against LGBTQIA+ individuals through research, advocacy, policy changes, and support services.

  • What are some steps we can take to create a safer and more inclusive world for LGBTQIA+ individuals?

    We can raise awareness about the issue, advocate for policy changes that protect LGBTQ+ rights, and provide support services and educational tools to help prevent violence and discrimination.

Show Notes

*Content warning: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, physical, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse, assault, racism, murder, and hate crimes


Resources: 

Interpride: https://www.interpride.org/

UN Women: https://www.unwomen.org/

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: https://glaad.org/

UN High Commissioner for Refugees: https://www.unhcr.org/us/


Sources:

Understanding Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community. (2022, November 4). Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved June 26, 2024, from https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-intimate-partner-violence-in-the-lgbtq-community


N.T. Brown, T., & L. Herman, J. (2015). Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Abuse Among LGBT People: A review of existing research. UCLA Williams Institute School of Law. Retrieved June 26, 2024, from https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/ipv-sex-abuse-lgbt-people/


E. James, S., L. Herman, J., E. Durso, L., & Heng-Lehtinen, R. (2024). 2022 U.S. Trans Survey. National Center for Transgender Equality. Retrieved June 26, 2024, from https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf


Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data Summary & Trends Report 2009 - 2019. (n.d.). In Center for Disease Control. Center for Disease Control. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/YRBSDataSummaryTrendsReport2019-508.pdf


Wiggins, C. (2023, October 17). Hate Crimes Against LGBTQ+ People Surge, FBI Reports. The Advocate. https://www.advocate.com/news/fbi-increase-lgbtq-hate-crimes


Li, W., & Lartey, J. (2023, March 25). New FBI Data Shows More Hate Crimes. These Groups Saw The Sharpest Rise. The Marshall Project. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/03/25/asian-hate-crime-fbi-black-lgbtq



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Data Points: The Intersection of  Crime & the LGBTQIA+ Community (featuring Jimanekia Eborn)

Data Points: The Intersection of Crime & the LGBTQIA+ Community (featuring Jimanekia Eborn)