This chapter reports on the conditions of victimisation among LGBTQI+ people with a focus on those living in rural areas of Poland and Sweden. The first section of this chapter consists of a brief literature overview of the factors that affect safety in rural areas and explains why safety among LGBTQI+ people is an important topic. Also discussed are LGBTQI+ people’s perceptions about changes in attitude towards queer people in rural and urban areas. This is followed by a discussion of the sources used in this chapter along with findings and conclusions.
Part of ISBN 9781032497983, 9781003395522
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