GBLTQ Community
GBLT Community
While issues of sexual assault impact different groups in different ways, the GBLT community is often marginalized in issues of sexual violence because homophobia and heterosexism (use of sexual identity for dominance) are largely unchallenged in society. Rape is a form of oppression, and negative stereotypes contribute to a cycle of sexual violence.
Possible effects of sexual violence on a gay, bisexual, lesbian, or transgendered person include: isolation, being forced to stay closeted, emotional abuse, being viewed as immoral, public taunting, economic abuse, discrimination at work, falsely stereotyped as molesters, ridiculed as not being 'real' men or women, violence, gay bashing, and gay killings.
Resources for GBLT Survivors of Sexual Assault
- Committee Organizing Rape Education (CORE)
- 206-543-4238
- Sexual Assault & Relationship Violence Information Service (SARIS)
- 206-685-HELP (206-685-4357)
- King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC)
- 24-hour Crisis & Information Line
- 1-800-825-7273
- Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress
- 206-521-1800
- TDD/TTY 206-521-1808
- Northwest Network (LBTG)
- 206-568-7777
- Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities
- 206-323-1768
- ASUW Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Commission
- 206-685-GBLC
