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In today’s society, physical abuse has become a common and major issue within the LGBT community. "Throughout the world, this homophobia long has caused lgbt people to be subject to 'legal' violence." This type of violence is made of laws and practices that are made up by specific states.“Semi-legal” is another form of violence which involves police forces and individuals that take responsibility in their own hands by killing, torturing, and harassing because their personals problems or opinions about the LGBT community. Research have shown what life is like for young people who are apart of the LGBT community. "One hundred ninety‐four lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth between the ages of 15 and 21 were surveyed about victimization due to their sexual orientation." Three major topics that were adressed in the survey were; The different types of victimization young people face meaning verbal to physical abuse, the specific environment in which anti-gay/lesbian victimization occurred including school, work, even home. Lastly, the survey addresses "the correlation of anti-lesbian/gay victimization, including age‐related sexual orientation milestones, concealability of sexual orientation, sex, race/ethnicity, and safety fears." The reason the survey adresses this specifically is to show the connection between the victimization of the LGBT community and the factors that could possibly play a part in the victimization.There have been several activists that have campaigned throughout the years supporting victims of the LGBT community similar to women's movements that are nonviolent, and their support of the LGBT community has been saving lives for years.