Study finds gay and bisexual people are four times more likely to be sexually assaulted

A new study from the Utah Department of Health has found that gay and bisexual people are far likelier to be victims of sexual violence. The department surveyed 10,000 residents and asked if they’d ever suffered sexual assault. 45.5 percent of bisexual respondents said yes, as well as a third of lesbians and gays (33.6 percent). Only 8.7 percent of straight people said they had been assaulted.

Utah Department of Health spokesperson Megan Waters said: “Our findings indicate that sexual minorities and other vulnerable populations appear to be at significantly increased risk for sexual violence.”

Turner Bitton, executive director of the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said these findings show that “robust culturally specific prevention programming” is desperately needed.

“Sexual violence is rooted in the inequities of our society and disproportionately hurts those who have been pushed to the margins,” Bitton continues. “Utah communities are counting on us to ensure that everyone is included in prevention efforts.”

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