Note: We use the term LGBT in short but this would include LGBTQ+ / LGBTQQIAAP (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, allies, asexual, pansexual).
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Alarming statistics
in Quebec:
Homophobic Behaviors
at work:
of people saying they have already been
witnesses of homophobic behavior in
their workplace.
(According to a 2007 study of
786 gay and lesbian adults.)
Witnesses of disrespectful remarks:
of Quebecers surveyed say they already have
have been witnesses to disrespectful remarks about
homosexuals or
homosexuality in general.
(According to a 2014 study of
405 Quebecers.)
Difficult to display his Homosexuality
in a working environment:
of interviewees say it is difficult for
a person to openly display his
homosexuality in the workplace in Quebec.
(According to a study conducted in 2012 with
408 Quebecers)
Two men kissing:
Of Quebeckers surveyed feel rather
uncomfortable with the idea that, in a public place,
two men kiss each other lovingly
on the mouth.
(According to a 2003 study of
1000 Quebecers)
Two women kissing:
Of Quebeckers surveyed feel rather
uncomfortable with the idea that, in a public place,
two women kiss each other lovingly
on the mouth
(According to a 2003 study of
1000 Quebecers)
Hesitations to hire an employee:
Of respondents admit that they would have
hesitations to hire a person
homosexual.
Knowledge of Quebecers about certain acronyms
or words related to sexual orientation:
LGBT
Of Quebeckers do not know the meaning of
LGBT
(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender)
Transphobia
Of Quebeckers do not know the meaning
of Transphobia.
(Transphobia is an aversion to the
transsexualism and towards people
transsexuals or transgender, people
questioning their sexual identity.)
Homophobia
Of Quebeckers do not know the meaning
of Homophobia.
(Homophobia is hostility, explicit or
implicitly, towards individuals whose
love or sexual preferences
relate to individuals of the same sex.)
LGBTQ+ in Canada
LGBTQ youth are 4 times more likely to
commit suicide than their heterosexual counterparts.
Tolerance of Canadians to homosexuality
Of Canadians say it’s hard
for a person to openly display
his homosexuality in the workplace.
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