Gays between the ages of 13-29 suffer
60% of the violence aimed against them in a family setting, Gay
Help Line said Tuesday.
Over 50% of reports of violence come from under 35s, the help
line said.
Violence from family members rose from 35% of all discriminatory
attacks in 2021 to 42% in 2022, the line said.
Some 20% of users of the help line between the ages of 18 and 26
asked to be housed in gay shelters set up by the Refuge LGBT
organization.
In this case. too, there was a sharp rise in the number of young
gays reporting violence and discrimination from their families.
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