Talk:Gay bashing

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Article attempts to redefine "violence"

The "implicit homophobic/transphobic violence" section redefines violence to something it's not. The true definition of violence is as follows: "behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something."

I recommend a word such as "bias" instead since that's what it's really talking about. Redefining words like this will lead to confusion and a misrepresentation of facts. With "violence" defined so broadly, saying someone committed an act of violence against an LGBT person, loses its meaning. 108.26.206.115 (talk) 09:36, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Proposed split of LGBT bullying

Based on an abundance of available sources, I think LGBT bullying clearly merits its own article. Spinning off the lengthy section from this article seems like the best place to start. That would leave this article as primarily consisting of two summary-style sections, one on Violence against LGBT people and one on LGBT bullying.--Trystan (talk) 16:28, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

I have proceeded with the split.--Trystan (talk) 18:22, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Focus on physical bashing

Thought this art would mostly focus on physical forms of gay bashing (types of violent physical assaults eg w/ vs w/o arms or weapons, fatal vs non-fatal, sexual, domestic, against children, etc), as LGBTQ bullying already covers non-physical forms. Violence against LGBTQ people has a good physical violence section (#Criminal assault), but doesn't seem to be organised by types. Might do wayyy later :) - Asdfjrjjj (talk) 20:18, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Sources

• Nardi, Peter M.; Bolton, Ralph (1991). Chapter 9 Gay-Bashing: Violence and Aggression Against Gay Men and Lesbians. Vol. 76. Elsevier. pp. 349–400. doi:10.1016/S0166-4115(08)61062-6. ISBN 978-0-444-88483-1 – via CrossRef.
• Van der Meer, Theo (January 2003). "Gay bashing--a rite of passage?". Culture, Health & Sexuality. 5 (2): 153–165. doi:10.1080/136910501164137. ISSN 1369-1058.
• Bahns, Angela J.; Branscombe, Nyla R. (April 2011). "Effects of legitimizing discrimination against homosexuals on gay bashing". European Journal of Social Psychology. 41 (3): 388–396. doi:10.1002/ejsp.784.
• Hamner, Karl M. (2012). "Gay-Bashing: A Social Identity Analysis of Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men". In Gonsiorek, John C.; Weinrich, James Donald (eds.). Homosexuality: Research Implications for Public Policy. SAGE Publications, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1452252506.

Bluerasberry (talk) 16:13, 2 September 2026 (UTC)