A profile of Boston's gay and lesbian community

....produced in 1983 by the Boston Office of the Mayor<U+2019>s Liaison to the Gay and Lesbian Community from data collected by survey questionnaire; describes methodology used; areas covered include, Discrimination due to sexual orientation // Physical attack // Verbal abuse // Sexual assault // Vandalism, robbery, arson // Employment // Housing // Type of housing // Health care // Social services // City services // Boston Police Department // Fear of rejection by immediate family or close friends // Discrimination within the community itself // Participation in the political process // Attainment of equal rights // Degree of openness about individual<U+2019>s sexual orientation // Sex, age, income, race // Relational status // Legal Marital Status (this study was carried out before <U+2018>gay marriage<U+2019> was legalized in Massachusetts) // Children // Religious Identification in Childhood // Current Religious identification // Education // Post graduate education // Service in armed forces // Physical disability // Number of household members // Years of residence in Boston // Residence Prior to Boston // Neighborhood // Years of residence in neighborhood // Current occupation; includes a copy of the survey form; additional information is given on similar topics with number/percentage of the various responses; and more....<U+2026>