May 17, 2025 International Day Against Homolesbobitransphobia, data collected by Gay Help Line 800 713 713 and from the Speakly.org chat who have reached 21 thousand contacts Over the last year, from all over Italy, they confirm a dramatic situation: 65% of the people who turned to the service suffered violence or discrimination, with an increase of 12% compared to the previous year. previous (53%).
Violence after coming out in the family remains the most widespread, reported in 48.7% of cases. It mainly affects young people and adolescents, often forced into isolation and escape. Also on the rise are episodes of threats and harassment (28.2%), physical assaults (12%) . The homophobic robberies stand at 3.4%, with a strong impact on transgender women.
Complaints remain rare: Only 12.81% of victims turned to the police, a sign of persistent distrust in the system, given the lack of specific laws, but also due to the fact that many victims are not declared as LGBT+ in their families or at work.
The impact on mental health is also growing: the 30.3% of the people followed reported symptoms of anxiety, isolation and despair, and the 10.8% stated that he had undergone “conversion therapy”, , that is, unscientific therapies practiced by religious groups for convert people to not being LGBT+, often through violent actions.
On a social level, 34.5% has experienced situations of housing emergency, because they were separated from their family or marginalised because they were LGBT+, 10.8% requested support in their job search, in a context still marked by systemic discrimination (31.4% of cases, with peaks of 41.1% for trans and non-binary people).
On the school front, the cases of bullying homophobic and transphobic feelings rose to 8.5% (+2.5%), with a tendency towards self-censorship on the part of victims and an increase in social isolation and suicidal thoughts among LGBT+ adolescents.
Gay Help Line has activated personalized paths, providing legal support (32.8%), psychological support (68.4%), health support (12.6% for access to hormone therapy) and reception support (34.5%).
declares Alessandra Rossi Coordinator Gay Help Line 800 713 713
Gay Help Line and the LGBT+ Refuge Network continue to operate thanks to the support of UNAR, the Lazio Region, the Municipality of Rome, the 8X1000 Office of the Italian Buddhist Institute Soka Gakkai, the Waldensian Church and private individuals.
