LGBTIQ – A New Social Group

U radu se daje pojašnjenje pojma LGBTIQ osoba s osvrtom na pravne odrednice diskrimina-cije s kojima se ova društvena skupina susreće. Nadalje, prikazuje se i jasna razdioba poima-nja pojmova spola i roda. U daljnjem tekstu daje se pojašnjenje pojma homofobija, a potom i prikaz hrvatskih iskustava u suprotstavljanju nasilja prema LGBTIQ osobama. U završnom di-jelu slijedi prikaz životne situacije djevojke R. koja je psihijatrijski liječena s opisima stanja s kojima se suočavala u životu.The paper provides a clarification of the term LGBTIQ with regard to the legal guidelines of discrimi-nation that this social group faces. Furthermore, a clear understanding of the distribution of concepts of gender and sex is presented. Following is a clarification of the term homophobia, and the outline of the Croatian experiences in combating violence against LGBTIQ community. The final part follows the life situation of a girl R. who was psychiatrically treated with descriptions of the situations she dealt with in life