Transvestites, transgender women and gays, between 20 and 39 years old, are among the main targets of LGBTIphobia in the country.
How many deaths and violence against LGBTI+ people occurred in Brazil in 2022? To answer this question, the Dossier on Deaths and Violence against LGBTI+ in Brazil was launched on May 16th in Brasília, together with the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship and the National Secretariat for the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People.
Produced by the Observatory of Deaths and Violence against LGBTI+ in Brazil, the document is a result of a partnership between Acontece Arte e Política LGBTI+, Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais (Antra) e Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos (ABGLT). It aims to denounce the violence suffered by the LGBTI+ population, as well as problematize the living conditions and vulnerability of this population.
The Dossier on Deaths and Violence Against LGBTI+ in Brazil makes a wide diagnosis of the victims of LGBTIphobia in Brazil and points out that violence against the LGBTI+ population remains in a critical state. Between January and December of 2022, 273 LGBTI+ people died violently, keeping Brazil as the country that kills the most LGBTI+ people in the world.
The data indicate that the population of transvestites and trans women represented 58.24% of the total of deaths (159); gay men, represented 35.16% of the cases (96); trans men and transmasculine people 2.93% of the cases (eight deaths); lesbian women corresponded to 2.93% of the deaths (eight cases); bisexual people represented 0.37% (one death); and people identified as other segments corresponded to 0.37%, also with one death.
Considering the age range, the Dossier points out that the main victims are young people between 20 and 29 years old (33.33% of the cases). In the sequence are people between 30 and 39 years old (19.05% of the victims); and it’s followed by: between 40 and 49 years old (11.36%), 10 to 19 years old (8.06%); 50 to 59 years old (4.76%); 60 to 69 years old (no cases), and 70 to 79 years old (0.37%). In 23.08% of the occurrences, it was not possible to identify the age of the victims.
Among the states with the highest number of victims, Ceará appears at the top of the survey, with 34 deaths; followed by São Paulo, with 28 deaths; and Pernambuco, with 19 deaths. However, when considering the number of victims per million inhabitants, the ranking of LGBTIphobic violence is led by Ceará, with 3.80 deaths; Alagoas, with 3.52 deaths and Amazonas, with 3.29 deaths. View the charts below the number of victims per federation unit in 2022.
In addition to denouncing the omission of the Brazilian State in recognizing LGBTIphobia as a qualifier and aggravating factor in cases of hate crimes against the LGBTI+ population, the Dossier also seeks to contribute with a series of public policy recommendations that can be implemented to combat these forms of violence.
This year’s novelty is that we have advanced the partial data for 2023, for the months between January and April, totaling 80 deaths. So far, the population of transvestites and trans women, represented 62.50% of the total of deaths (50); gay men represented 32.50% of the cases (26 deaths); trans men and transmasculine people 2.50% of the cases (2 deaths); lesbian women corresponded to 2.50% of the deaths (2 deaths); no cases against bisexual people and people identified as other segments were identified.
The preparation of the Dossier on Deaths and Violence against LGBTI+ people in Brazil in 2022 counted on the important support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Fund and the Brazil Human Rights Fund, which have financed a series of actions carried out by Acontece LGBTI+. Around 20 professionals participated in the production of the Dossier, from the systematization and analysis of the data to the final revision of the document. Even so, the resources are insufficient for the necessary methodological advances and to financially support all those involved. The Observatory needs your contribution!
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