A/HRC/41/45 on violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender-diverse sex workers, despite research showing that 65 per cent of trans women murdered worldwide were sex workers. 85 5. Understanding the lives and situations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and genderdiverse persons 38. Several stakeholders noted that surveys and studies had supported assessments of the situations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender-diverse persons in various areas of life, including with regard to their safety, well-being, health, education and employment.86 Some stakeholders reported that, in some States, data was collected on the political participation of87 and access to social security by88 such persons. 39. In relation to education and bullying, several States and non-State actors reported measures to assess school violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender-diverse students.89 The Netherlands reported that the government commissioned a biannual safetyat-school “monitor” that provided information on the perceived and actual safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender-diverse scholars and students. Serbia noted that it had conducted a survey on, among other things, violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender-diverse students. Portugal indicated that acts of violence based on sexual orientation perpetrated in schools were registered in an electronic platform. In Cyprus, the code of conduct against racism also covers bullying on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. 90 The International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organization provides information on inclusive laws, policies, and practices in the field of education across European Union member States and has developed the Inclusive Education Index (see para. 30 above) for assessing the degree of implementation by States, regional trends and gaps. 91 40. Denmark and Ireland expressed the intention to collect data on discrimination in the field of employment in 2020 and 2019, respectively. 41. Submissions show that States that have gathered data about access to health care learn that sexual and gender minorities experience significant obstacles in accessing such care and experience higher rates of certain diseases. 92 In the United States, for example, questions on sexual orientation and/or gender identity were included in many public health surveys and several other surveys collected data on sexual orientation and gender identity pertaining to social determinants of health. 93 42. In the context of the global HIV response, data has been collected on key populations, including men who have sex with men and trans persons. This approach has led to an increase in available data, but only relating to (cis) men and trans women, with the caveat that such data does not provide accurate information about sexual orientation or gender identity. 94 Submissions show that in countries where same-sex sexual acts are criminalized, data on the health of sexual and gender minorities are often collected 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 Submission from Syndicat du travail sexuel (France). Submissions from Belgium; Canada; Chile; Costa Rica; Ecuador; France; Mexico; the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Spain; the United Kingdom. Submission from an individual in Honduras. Submissions from the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (France); National Human Rights Commission of Mexico. See, for example, submissions from International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organization (IGLYO) and Pink Embassy Albania. International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organization, LGBTQI Inclusive Education Report (2018). Ibid. Submissions from Denmark; Sweden; the United Kingdom; National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (France); Human Rights Commission of New Zealand; an individual from Honduras. Submissions from the American Psychological Association and The Fenway Institute. Submission from UNDP. 13