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Table 2 Frequency of individual homoprejudiced violence items n (%)

From: Homoprejudiced violence among Chinese men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional analysis in Guangzhou, China

Individual items

Yes

1. Have you ever been gossiped due to your sexual orientation?

217 (27.4)

2. Have you ever experienced name calling due to your sexual orientation?

183 (23.1)

3. Have you ever been deliberately alienated or isolated due to your sexual orientation?

200 (25.2)

4. Have you ever been threatened due to your sexual orientation?

103 (13.0)

5. Have you ever been maliciously called gay due to your sexual orientation?

190 (24.0)

6. Have you ever been spat on due to your sexual orientation?

106 (13.4)

7. Did anyone damage your personal belongings due to your sexual orientation?

102 (12.9)

8. Have you ever been deprived of economic resources or personal belongings by anyone (including your family members) due to your sexual orientation?

113 (14.2)

9. Have you ever been restricted on personal freedom by anyone (including your family members) due to your sexual orientation?

98 (12.4)

10. Have you ever been physically harmed, such as be being slapped, beaten or kicked due to your sexual orientation?

106 (13.4)

11. Have you ever been harmed on social media (such as WeChat, Weibo) due to your sexual orientation?

128 (16.1)

12. Have you ever been harmed by phone call or messages due to your sexual orientation?

126 (15.9)

Total respondents who experienced any of the above violence

399 (51.4)