Specifically, their study reveals that gay, lesbian, or bisexual inmates are much more likely to be sexually victimized and raped when compared to their heterosexual counterparts.Ī quick glance of their study suggests there’s something like 238,000 sexual minority inmates locked up in jails and prisons throughout the United States.Īnd many of them are the victims of sexual abuse. Speaking to this reality of prison rape, a disturbing report on incarcerated LGBT persons was recently released by the prestigious Williams Institute an organization concerned with LGBTQ rights and part of the University of California School Of Law. More: Man brutally group gang banged in prison And those numbers represent only what is reported.
More than 200,000 men are raped behind bars each year, according to the group Stop Prisoner Rape, as mentioned in the ABC piece.