User:Mailesittler/Factors associated with being a victim of sexual violence

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 * being part of LGBTQIA+ communities (at the end of the list in the lead section)

LGBTQIA+
Members of LGBTQIA+ communities have historically been targets of sexual violence. In many societies such as in New York, queer activism gained visibility during the 1960s and beyond in political spaces. In areas where queer visibility was more prominent, there was also more heavy policing. Due to the incarceration and criminalization of queer people brought into detention centers, a space was created where guards could sexually abuse queer individuals. Additionally, members of queer and transgender communities have experienced disproportionate rates of poverty due to a lack of job access and discrimination. Because of the lack of economic opportunity, individuals resort to jobs that involve an increased risk of sexual violence such as sex work. Sexual violence has commonly impacted members of queer communities where drug addiction and poverty may also be present due to the systemic association that correlates unemployment and low education levels with an increase in drug use.