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In 2023, many discussions have brought issues related to the rights of lesbian, gay,bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ+) individuals to the forefront. These discussions encompass a range of topics, including the ban on conversion therapies at different levels and the increasing visibility of trans and non-binary individuals in the media. Questions around these issues were part of the 2023 annual survey of the Swiss LGBTIQ+ Panel. In the fifth wave of the Swiss LGBTIQ+ Panel, we present five central themes from our annual survey. First, we provide insights into the survey participant’s characteristics, demographic distribution, and annual report information, such as discrimination and coming out. Second, we highlight key findings related to conversion therapies. Third, we share reported hate crime statistics, including reporting to the police and the victims’ experiences. Fourth, we present key statistics regarding name and gender marker changes in various areas. Finally, we provide information about LGBTIQ+ individuals’ health and well-being. To account for the specific challenges (e.g., legal situation, discrimination) that different subgroups of the LGBTIQ+ community face, we designed – as in the previous waves – different versions of a web questionnaire that were tailored to sexual minorities (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, or pansexual people) and gender minorities (e.g., trans or intersex people). Interested cis-heterosexual people were also invited to participate in the survey. Please note that people can be both sexual and gender minority members. To reduce the time spent answering the survey, participants only completed one version of the questionnaire. All versions were translated into English, German, French, and Italian. Thanks to the support of many LGBTIQ+ organizations, magazines, and people who shared our study widely through different media channels, 2’812 people replied to our questionnaire from January 2023 to September 2023. In the present report, we focus on the key findings for sexual minorities, gender minorities, and cis-heterosexual people.
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