AVP has recently heard concerns about incidents of pick-up violence against and within lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities. Individuals are often reluctant to report such incidents to AVP due to stigma around sexual activity. Survivors of pick-up violence often feel an extra sense of shame or a fear of reporting because they engaged in anonymous sex and fear being blamed or arrested and therefore may not report this violence to the police or to community based organizations. Therefore, pick-up violence is one of the least discussed forms of violence committed against LGBTQ communities.
