10 LGBTQ-Phobia 2022 Report

LGBTQ-Phobia 2022 Report

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9%

14%

17%

17%

43%

Sharon Plain and surrounding areas

Be’er Sheva and surrounding areas

Jerusalem and surrounding areas (Judea and Samaria and the occupied territories)

Haifa, the Northern region, and surrounding areas

Tel Aviv metropolitan area

The majority of reports are from the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (43%), followed by Jerusalem and the surrounding area (17%), Haifa and the surrounding area (17%), Be’er Sheva and the southern district (14%), and the Sharon Plain and surrounding areas (9%). Compared to 2021, Jerusalem and the surrounding area illustrate the most substantial increase, nearly doubling from 9% in 2021 to 17% in 2022. Thus, these numbers demonstrate that LGBTQ individuals in Israel do not feel safe in the capital. Tel Aviv metropolitan area indicates an increase from 35% in 2021 to 43% in 2022. LGBTQ-Phobic Maltreatment by Age *Excludes nationwide reports (such as statements made in the national media and social networks) unassociated with age

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Up to 18

Age

organs were amputated at age 3. This type of fabrication permeates the public. The predatory TERF (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) movement’s agenda has been aimed at children, youth, and parents. Now, the parents are targeted and accused of pushing their children towards a gender change. PEuE MqREaPf|d M~ EXR Xqfvn PRcfdruqEuRr uYEu dfu fdb~ rNYffbżEXR ~fvuY R}nRqZRdNRP E rZXdZ’NEdu ZdNqRErR in abuse, but also young individuals in their 20s. While in 2021, 41% of all reports were derived from 19-30-year olds, in 2022, 51% were obtained from this age group (23% of ages 19-24 and 28% of ages 25-30). Unfortunately, we cannot ascertain the increase rate since we do not have 2021 data for each group separately (19-24, 25-30). !R{RquYRbRrrŧ |R NEd ErrvcR uYEu uYR XRdRqEb ZdNqRErR Zd qRnfquZdX EcfdX EXRr ğħżġĞ qRWbRNur uYR ZduRdrZ’NEuZfd of the LGBTQ-phobic discourse in 2022 and the vulnerability of the affected younger age groups. The highest rate of reported mistreatment is found among ages 25-30 (28% of reported events), 19-24 (23%), and young LGBTQ individuals under the age of 18 (18%).

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