2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan Survey – Quick Stats
For a quick overview of the survey results, click on any of the six categories below.
Results are representative of those who responded to the survey and cannot be used to make generalizations about the entire population of 2SLGBTQI+ people living in Canada.
Safety
39% of 2SLGBTQI+ respondents reported experiencing violence due to homophobia, transphobia, biphobia or other forms of discrimination directed at their sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression in the last five years. That violence most often took the form of verbal abuse.
Thinking only of the violence directed at you based on your sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression over the last five years, please identify the type you experienced (select all that apply).
| Type of violence experienced | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Verbal abuse | 90% |
| Online harassment | 51% |
| Psychological violence | 47% |
| Physical violence | 17% |
| Sexual violence | 13% |
| Property damage | 9% |
| Other | 5% |
Physical health care
81% survey respondents had a primary health care provider such as a family doctor or a nurse practitioner.
Do you have a primary health care provider e.g. family doctor or nurse practitioner?
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 81% |
| No | 19% |
However, respondents who identified as asexual, non-binary or gender diverse were most likely to report that their health care professionals were not very, or not knowledgeable at all about how their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression impacted their health needs in the past five years.
Thinking only of your experiences with health care professionals over the past five years, how would you rate their understanding of your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression and their impact on your health needs?
| Sexual Orientation of Respondent | Health care professionals are not very knowledgeable | Health care professionals are not knowledgeable at all |
|---|---|---|
| Lesbian | 23% | 6% |
| Gay | 13% | 3% |
| Bisexual | 20% | 5% |
| Pansexual | 23% | 7% |
| Queer | 25% | 8% |
| Asexual | 29% | 14% |
| Heterosexual | 16% | 3% |
| Unsure | 16% | 1% |
| Demisexual | 37% | 10% |
| Two-Spirit | 20% | 3% |
| Gender Identity of Respondent | Heath care professionals are not very knowledgeable | Health care professionals are not knowledgeable at all |
|---|---|---|
| Woman (transgender) | 22% | 10% |
| Woman (cisgender) | 23% | 8% |
| Man (transgender) | 28% | 13% |
| Man (cisgender) | 13% | 5% |
| Gender diverse | 32% | 17% |
| Non-binary | 33% | 19% |
| Two-SpiritFootnote 1 | 21% | 19% |
Workplace and employment
Transgender respondents were most likely to say that they were denied employment due to their gender identity. While Two-Spirit respondents were more likely to report being denied employment because of their sexual orientation.
In the past five years have you been denied employment opportunities due to your sexual orientation or your gender identity?
| Sexual Orientation of respondent | Yes | Don’t know | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian | 10% | 16% | 74% |
| Gay | 11% | 15% | 74% |
| Bisexual | 6% | 17% | 77% |
| Pansexual | 8% | 19% | 72% |
| Queer | 10% | 23% | 67% |
| Asexual | 4% | 17% | 79% |
| Heterosexual | 10% | 11% | 79% |
| Unsure | 5% | 18% | 76% |
| Demisexual | 12% | 21% | 67% |
| Two-Spirit | 21% | 18% | 61% |
| Gender Identity of respondent | Yes | Don’t know | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woman (transgender) | 30% | 21% | 49% |
| Woman (cisgender) | 7% | 15% | 78% |
| Man (transgender) | 22% | 25% | 53% |
| Man (cisgender) | 4% | 13% | 83% |
| Gender Diverse | 15% | 26% | 59% |
| Non-Binary | 16% | 27% | 57% |
| Two-Spirit | 19% | 16% | 64% |
Two-Spirit respondents and transgender men and women were most likely to have experienced harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the last five years.
In the past five years, have you experienced harassment in the work place due to your sexual orientation or your gender identity?
| Sexual Orientation of respondent | Yes | Don’t know | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian | 27% | 6% | 67% |
| Gay | 27% | 4% | 69% |
| Bisexual | 22% | 7% | 71% |
| Pansexual | 27% | 6% | 66% |
| Queer | 31% | 6% | 62% |
| Asexual | 19% | 7% | 74% |
| Heterosexual | 21% | 3% | 76% |
| Unsure | 14% | 11% | 75% |
| Demisexual | 26% | 11% | 63% |
| Two-Spirit | 42% | 5% | 53% |
| Gender Identity of respondent | Yes | Don’t know | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woman (transgender) | 45% | 10% | 45% |
| Woman (cisgender) | 17% | 6% | 77% |
| Man (transgender) | 47% | 8% | 45% |
| Man (cisgender) | 6% | 6% | 88% |
| Gender diverse | 32% | 9% | 58% |
| Non-binary | 36% | 9% | 54% |
| Two-Spirit | 38% | 7% | 55% |
Housing
Discrimination based on actual or perceived gender identity was most likely to impact respondents’ access to stable housing over the past five years. Transgender and Two-Spirit respondents reported the highest incidence of discrimination.
In the past five years, has the stability of your housing situation or your ability to access stable housing been impacted by discrimination based on your sexual orientation or your gender identity?
| Sexual Orientation of respondent | Yes | Don’t know | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian | 7% | 9% | 84% |
| Gay | 6% | 7% | 88% |
| Bisexual | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| Pansexual | 8% | 12% | 80% |
| Queer | 10% | 13% | 77% |
| Asexual | 6% | 12% | 83% |
| Heterosexual | 7% | 10% | 83% |
| Unsure | 6% | 12% | 83% |
| Demisexual | 6% | 14% | 80% |
| Two-Spirit | 14% | 11% | 75% |
| Gender Identity of respondent | Yes | Don’t know | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woman (transgender) | 19% | 16% | 65% |
| Woman (cisgender) | 3% | 8% | 89% |
| Man (transgender) | 17% | 13% | 70% |
| Man (cisgender) | 2% | 8% | 90% |
| Gender diverse | 11% | 16% | 72% |
| Non-binary | 12% | 16% | 72% |
| Two-Spirit | 16% | 14% | 70% |
Stigma, isolation and resilience
62% of respondents strongly or somewhat agreed with the statement: I feel included and represented within 2SLGBTQI+ community spaces, events, and services…
Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: I feel included and represented within 2SLGBTQI+ community spaces, events, and services.
| Level of agreement | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 20% |
| Somewhat agree | 42% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 15% |
| Somewhat disagree | 15% |
| Strongly disagree | 7% |
… and cisgender men reported the highest level of life satisfaction of all survey respondents between November 27, 2020, and February 28, 2021. Transgender men reported the lowest levels.
Life satisfaction
Using a scale of 0 to 10, how do you feel about your life as a whole right now? 0 is very dissatisfied and 10 is very satisfied.
Life satisfaction mean of the entire sample of the 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan Survey
| Gender Identity of respondent | Mean |
|---|---|
| Man (cisgender) | 6.9 |
| Woman (cisgender) | 6.6 |
| Two-Spirit | 6.0 |
| Gender diverse (Gender-fluid) | 5.7 |
| Non-binary | 5.5 |
| Woman (transgender) | 5.4 |
| Man (transgender) | 5.3 |
The self-reported mean life satisfaction of the Canadian general population was 6.7 in June 2020Footnote 2 compared to 6.4 for the 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan Survey respondents.
Friendships were identified by participants as an important source of resilience in their lives.
Please indicate which of the following are most important to you for building resiliency in your life?
| Sexual Orientation of respondent | Romantic Partner | Friends | Chosen Family | Biological Family | Primary Health Care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian | 58% | 70% | 38% | 42% | 19% |
| Gay | 55% | 76% | 33% | 45% | 20% |
| Bisexual | 51% | 73% | 39% | 41% | 22% |
| Pansexual | 49% | 67% | 48% | 32% | 25% |
| Queer | 48% | 67% | 50% | 34% | 21% |
| Asexual | 26% | 75% | 47% | 36% | 26% |
| Heterosexual | 48% | 66% | 28% | 41% | 34% |
| Unsure | 34% | 74% | 31% | 40% | 26% |
| Demisexual | 40% | 71% | 61% | 25% | 32% |
| Gender Identity of respondent | Romantic Partner | Friends | Chosen Family | Biological Family | Primary Health Care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woman (transgender) | 50% | 64% | 41% | 29% | 36% |
| Woman (cisgender) | 54% | 73% | 38% | 46% | 19% |
| Man (transgender) | 40% | 67% | 48% | 26% | 36% |
| Man (cisgender) | 55% | 76% | 32% | 46% | 19% |
| Gender Diverse | 46% | 63% | 49% | 28% | 23% |
| Non-Binary | 43% | 67% | 52% | 27% | 24% |
| Respondent | Romantic Partner | Friends | Chosen Family | Biological Family | 2SLGBTQI+ Community Organizations / Events such as Pride |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Spirit | 36% | 63% | 42% | 42% | 24% |
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