Discrimination and crime motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity: Online survey among LGBT+ people in Czechia Cover Image

Diskriminace a násilí motivované sexuální orientací nebo genderovou identitou: Online šetření mezi LGBT+ lidmi v Česku
Discrimination and crime motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity: Online survey among LGBT+ people in Czechia

Author(s): Benjamin Petruželka, Václav Walach, Klára Kalibová
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Criminology
Published by: Česká kriminologická společnost
Keywords: hate crime; discrimination; LGBT+; sexual orientation; gender

Summary/Abstract: There is a lack of information concerning discrimination and crime motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity in the Czech Republic. This paper aims to contribute to existing knowledge on sexual/gender discrimination and hate crime as experienced by LGBT+ people. It is based on data acquired via online survey. A large part of respondents reported sexual/gender discrimination during both their lifetime (63 %) and in last 12 months (23 %). The prevalence of hate crime is even higher. 89 % respondents were victimized during their lifetime and 51 % respondents in the last 12 months. Fewer respondents reported at least one case of victimization to the police (6 %) or non-governmental organizations (24 %). The findings draw attention to the discrepancy between the high prevalence of hate crime victimization and the low number of respondents who decided to report their victimization.

  • Issue Year: 5/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 1-22
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Czech