Visibility As a lesbian, you consider yourself visible : Through your cultural activities or activism (over the past two years) : Through speech : Within your friend circles : You have gone out to lesbian specific places (bars, With all your friends...... 65 % restaurants, clubs...) : With the majority...... 22 % Yes...... 66 % With a few of them...... 11 % No...... 33 % With none...... 1 % Would rather not answer...... 1 % Lutte contre la lesbophobie, la gayphobie, la biphobie et la transphobie Would rather not answer...... 1 % You have read lesbian magazines : Within your family : Yes...... 63 % With all the members...... 26 % No...... 36 % Survey With the majority...... 28 % Would rather not answer...... 1 % With a few of them...... 33 % You have been part of an LGBT Internet community Lesbians visibility and With none...... 13 % (dating websites, socializing websites, etc.) : At work : Yes...... 52 % lesbophobia in France With all of your co-workers...... 18 % No...... 47 % With the majority...... 24 % Would rather not answer...... 1 % With a few of them...... 38 % With none...... 20 % You have joined an activist or LGBT-friendly 7 126 participants organization : In your neighbourhood : Yes...... 24 % With all of the neighbours...... 14 % No...... 75 % 59 % have been victims of lesbophobia With the majority...... 10 % Would rather not answer...... 1 % over the past two years. With a few of them...... 21 % With none...... 54 % Through your look : Would rather not answer...... 1 % According to gender stereotypes, you describe 18 % never engage Within the medical community : yourself as : in public demonstrations With all of your therapists...... 32 % Feminine...... 53 % of affection. With the majority...... 19 % Androgynous...... 25 % With a few of them...... 25 % Masculine...... 10 % With none...... 24 % Very feminine...... 8 % Through gesture : Other...... 3 % You hold hands with your partner in public : Very masculine...... 1 % What is lesbophobia ? Depending on the context...... 54 % Your hair is : It is a form of social stigma against lesbians and women Yes...... 25 % Short...... 34 % thought to be lesbians. It is expressed through negative stereo- No...... 21 % 126 respondents. Medium...... 33 % types such as «lesbians are truck drivers», «between two wo- You kiss your partner in public : Long...... 30 % men, it’s actually not really sexual intercourse», verbal abuse, Depending on the context...... 53 % Shaved...... 2 % such as insults, threats, mockery, physical aggressions (punches, Yes...... 21 % Other...... 1 % wounds, rapes, murders etc.) and psychological violence. It No...... 26 % is also expressed through multiple types of discriminations : You wear clothes that are (multiple answers are rdenial of service (in restaurants/hotels) or paid holidays... And You do not show any type of affection to your partner possible) : this, in all dimensions of life: the public sphere, families, friends, in public fearing hostile reactions: Unisex...... 55 % work, neighbourhood and health...As gayphobia, transphobia Yes...... 63 % Feminine...... 52 % and biphobia, lesbophobia is a very specific phenomenon. EIt No...... 31 % Masculine...... 16 % is related to how a specific society judges the fact of being a

Would rather not answer...... 6 % *The answers were given by the 7 Other...... 2 % homosexual woman. Consequences : Lesbophobia you have had more difficulties in openly Respondents’ profiles living your homosexuality...... 35 % Over the past two years, Age : mostly under 30 years old you have suffered from depression...... 35 % - de 30 ys old 30-60 ys old + de 60 ys old you have been confronted to lesbophobia* : your studies has been affected...... 34 % 60 % 38 % 2% 45 % in the public sphere 6 % from friends and close circles Place of residency : urban and regional areas Manifestations : Manifestations : 60% live outside of the Ile-de-France, 30% in the Île-de- insults...... 74 % lack of understanding...... 62 % France and 5% in French overseas territories and abroad. mockeries...... 47 % rejection...... 51 % 45% live in cities of over 200,000 inhabitants. lack of understanding...... 23 % mockeries...... 46 % Relationship status : Single and with no children Consequences : 70% are declared single, 13% in a civil partnership, 11% Consequences : you have had more difficulties in openly in a common-law marriage and 1% are married. A little you have cut ties with some of your living your homosexuality...... 29 % over 10 % of the respondents have one or more friends...... 34 % you are anxious...... 23 % you have had more difficulties in openly children. you have suffered from depression...... 10 % living your homosexuality...... 31 % Sexual orientation : lesbians you are anxious...... 23 % 78 % define themselves as lesbians, 14 % within their family 16 % as bisexuals, 1 % heterosexuals and 5 % as other or undefined. Manifestations : 3 % on Internet Professional situation : lack of understanding...... 72 % Manifestations : 36 % are students. 21 % are employed, rejection...... 66 % insults...... 70 % 20 % are senior managers and professionnal. insults...... 38 % rejection...... 55 % Consequences : discriminations...... 26 % you have cut ties with some of your The conduct of the survey Consequences : loved ones...... 41 % The gathering of data for the survey was conducted you are anxious...... 32 % you have had more difficulties in openly from march 30th to july 20th 2013, via the Internet you have had more difficulties in openly living your homosexuality...... 38 % using SOS homophobie’s website, as well as via other living your homosexuality...... 26 % you have suffered from depression...... 37 % tools of broadcast, throughout the country: stands you have closed yourself up ...... 16 % at LGBT events, meetings with respondents in public areas, presentation of the questionnaire to other 11 % at work 3 % from the neighbourhood organizations.. Manifestations : Manifestations : mockeries...... 48 % insults...... 58 % The publication of the report lack of understanding...... 36 % mockeries...... 40 % The report presenting all the results and their analysis rejection...... 36 % rejection...... 23 % was released on 25th November 2014 during the Inter- Consequences : national Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Consequences : you have had more difficulties in openly Women. you are anxious...... 30 % living your homosexuality...... 29 % you have had more difficulties in openly The French Ministry for Women’s Rights officially sup- your career has been affected...... 27 % living your homosexuality...... 26 % ports SOS Homophobie you have suffered from depression...... 23 %

68 % of the respondents declare that the act of 8 % in school Anonymous phone lesbophobia has had some form of consequence. line : Manifestations : Those consequences are : mockeries...... 71 % psychological 63 % 01 48 06 42 41 insults...... 58 % practical 30 % www.sos-homophobie.org rejection...... 50 % *An act of lesbophobia can manifest itself in various ways as well have multiple consequences. The numbers each section i nclude the 4,222 respondents who have been victims of lesbophobia and the figures detailed in each section relate to specific t hat section. physical 10 % www.cestcommeca.net