LGBTQphobia Report #8

41-55

56+ 1%

Cisgender males

Genderqueer

5%

31-40 14%

12%

up to 18 yrs

Transgender Men

27%

22%

6%

Transgender Women 7%

Age Division

Gender Segmentation

19 - 30

58%

Cisgender women

The number of reports coming from the age group of 31-40 has doubled in 2020 (2019 - 7%, 2020 - 14%). Our assumption is that due to the virus-related lockdowns, this age group had to spend more time at home than in the previous year, resulting in LGBTQphobic pressure increase. The same goes for the percentage of over 56 years of age reports. In 2019, the reports received from this age group was 0.5%, whereas in 2020, it reached 1%.

48%

In 2019, 34% of all reports were made by women (cisgenders and trans), whereas in 2020 the percentage number of reports has risen to 55%.

The Geographical Spread of Reported Incidents:

Jerusalem, the Shfela (the plain area), Judea and Sama 10%

Sharon region 7%

General 8%

Be’er Sheva and the South of Israel 10%

Haifa and the Northof Israel 22%

Tel Aviv andGushDan 43%

The Geographical spread of the complaints we have been receiving has not remained specific to the Gush Dan area, Tel Aviv and its suburbs. 2020 saw an increase in complaints from other key areas in Israel. For example, complaints from the north part of Israel have doubled: 11% in 2019 compared to 22% in 2020. Additionally, the number of reports from the Sharon region has more than doubled in 2020 - 7% comparing 3% the previous year). Looking back at 2019, the number of reports coming in from the center part of Israel were 60%, which is more than half of the overall reports we have been receiving. In contrast, in 2020 we have observed a wider geographical spread. We assume this is due to the Community's visibility growth and spread (over 40 nationwide Pride events, as of 2019). At the same time, the presence of the LGBTQ community in various locations in the country raises some resistance, thus a constant increase in LGBTQphobia and phobic incidents occur.

LGBTQphobia Report