These statistics were taken from the 1995 report "Anti-Gay/Lesbian Violence in Toronto: The Impact on individuals and communities." This report surveyed 368 people at the Pride Day parade event in Toronto, and found the following results:

• Around 83 per cent of respondents reported knowing at least one person who had been verbally or physically assaulted because of that person's perceived sexual orientation.
  
  
• Around 78 per cent of those sampled said that the possibility of anti-gay/lesbian harassment or violence either somewhat or greatly affected how they act or behave.
  
  
• More women than men said they alter their behaviour to avoid anti-gay/lesbian harassment or violence by:
  
  
• not speaking about their lives to co-workers, friends or family
  
  
• altering clothing
  
  
• avoiding physical contact with partner/lover in public
  
  
• altering political involvement in community issues
  
  
• The following table shows a breakdown of violence experienced by the respondents of the Toronto survey, as well as surveys conducted in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Vancouver.