Half of LGB abuse survivors wait more than 10 years before revealing sexual violence

Almost half of lesbian, gay, and bisexual survivors of sexual assault waited more than 10 years to report the abuse, according to research by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

The finding comes from the first-ever national RCNI report on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) survivors of sexual violence attending Rape Crisis centres in Ireland.

The data comes from surveying LGBT survivors attending the 15 Rape Crisis centres around Ireland in 2013.