RESEARCH STUDY REPORT ON LGBTQI+ CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS IN THEIR DAILY LIVING AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report provides an overview of the key findings of the study on ‘LGBTIQ challenges and
problems in their daily living and social communication,’ in Cambodia. With this in mind, the study
seeks to provide answers to vital issues, such as the knowledge about LGBTIQ people rights,
status of LGBTIQ people in family and society, LGBTIQ people experience of sexual harassment
at educational institutions, LGBTIQ people access to basic health, education, and social security
services, challenges faced by LGBTIQ people in family and society, challenges for LGBTIQ
students in schooling, and challenges of LGBTIQ people in getting job.
This study was conducted in four target districts such as Kien Svay, Kampong Tralach, Peam Chor,
and Srey Santhor during the month of May – June 2024. There were four target groups of
respondents in this study: LGBTIQ youth, parents, and local authorities, including health staff (key
informants).

Based on the research design, from each target district, except Srey Santhor, 50 LGBTIQ people
were selected for the study. In addition, from Kampong Tralach and Peam Chor, 30 parents, and
from Kien Svay and Srey Santhor, 32 and 35 parents, respectively, were selected. Also, in total,
42 local authorities (focal persons of the Commune Committee for Women and Children
[CCWC]) and 36 health staff were taken into account as key informants (KIs) of the study. As
such, in total, 413 respondents were selected for the study. Trained enumerators administered
the field survey using a semi-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed primarily through
frequency tables and cross tabulations to filter the required information. A thematic approach
was used to analyze the responses gathered from the key informant interviews.

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