There is an interesting result around the gender identities of the victims of the reported cases. Individuals who identify as gay have the highest number of recorded cases, with a 61% share of all the recorded cases, followed by those of lesbian identity with a 19% share. Coming in lowest at 1% each are individuals identifying as bisexual or intersex. It is difficult to confirm, with certainty, the reason for this distribution, though it is generally believed that gays and lesbians represent the greatest proportion of the LGBTI community in Zimbabwe. At the same time, it also plausible to conclude that this could be the function of vulnerability on the part of these particular LGBTI subgroups. An analysis of the state of human rights violations against LGBTI persons in Zimbabwe (2011-2017) 17

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