• Anti-gay hate crimes on the rise, FBI says, and they likely ...

    2019/06/29 · Hate crimes against LGBTQ people have been on a slight rise over the past three years, according to FBI data. While most hate crimes in the U.S. are motivated by bias toward …

  • Hate Crimes Against LGBTQ+ People Are the Highest in …

    2019/08/01 · Hate crimes have risen in the last year according to a study released by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino. The nonpartisan research and ...

  • Violence Against the Transgender Community in 2019 ...

    2019/01/10 · As HRC continues to work toward justice and equality for transgender and gender non-conforming people, we mourn those we have lost. In 2018, advocates tracked at least 26 deaths of at least transgender or gender non-conforming people in the U.S. due to fatal violence, the majority of whom were Black transgender women.

  • Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Are on the Rise, and Our ...

    2018/03/19 · Despite the dramatic surge in violence, many outside of the LGBTQ+ community remain unaware of the statistics due to media silence. A report released by Media Matters earlier this month found that in 2017, anti-LGBTQ+ violence was mentioned on broadcast and cable TV news only 22 times on just seven different channels for a …

  • Incidents of Anti-LGBTQ Hate Violence in 2019 | GLAAD

    2019/06/24 · May 2019 Dallas, TX: Two men in Texas were charged with assault after they used Grindr to target and lure potential victims of various hate crimes based on sexual orientation. Nassau, NY: A LGBTQ billboard was vandalized at

  • The Guardian - Homophobic and transphobic hate …

    2019/06/14 · The rate of LGBT hate crime per capita rose by 144% between 2013-14 and 2017-18. In the most recent year of data, police recorded 11,600 crimes, more than doubling from 4,600 during this period. ...

  • Movement Advancement Project | Hate Crimes

    LGBTQ people experience harassment and violence at high rates—likely at much higher rates than what is currently reported to the FBI or other law enforcement agencies. Some states have worked to pass h ate crime laws which require law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute crimes committed with bias against LGBT Q people.

  • LGBTHateCrime.eu - Come Forward: Empowering and ...

    Europeans think hate crimes against LGBT people hurt more, new research finds 54 per cent of the population in 10 EU member states believe that lesbians, gay men and bisexual people avoid holding hands with a same-sex

  • UK LGBT Hate Crimes Stats Make Shocking Reading ...

    2019/10/24 · New hate crimes data for the United Kingdom shows a shocking number of incidents targeting LGBT people. As I was reading these figures, the need for LGBT-inclusive classes in UK schools has never ...

  • LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Are on the Rise — In Numbers and ...

    2019/01/29 · While the FBI’s hate crimes report comes from data culled from law enforcement agencies, NYCAVP’s report is comprised of data collected at nationwide anti-violence programs and LGBTQ people ...

  • Violent hate crimes in US reach highest levels in 16 …

    2019/11/13 · Violent hate crimes and threats have reached their highest levels in the US in 16 years, with a surge in attacks against Latinos and transgender people in 2018, according to new FBI data. The data ...

  • Recent LGBTQ attacks highlight hate crimes - ABC News

    2019/06/08 · Recent LGBTQ attacks highlight hate crimes There were four high profile killings of gay men and trans women this week. By Soo Youn June 8, 2019, 8:46 PM 7 min read 7 min read Share to Facebook ...

  • L.A. hate crimes against gay men, lesbians, LBGT groups ...

    2019/09/26 · The hate crimes committed against gay men and lesbians included aggravated and simple assaults, intimidation, and vandalism, according to the report. After two years of record highs, anti-transgender crimes declined 24 percent, from 37 to 25, and 92 percent of them were violent, the highest rate of any group, according to the …

  • Rise in attacks against the LGBTQ community during …

    2019/06/09 · Published on Jun 8, 2019 The recent rash of hate crimes include the shooting death of Ronald Trey Peters, who was on his way to work in Georgia. #LGBTQ #hatecrimes …

  • New FBI Statistics Show Increase in Reported Hate Crimes ...

    2018/11/13 · Hate crimes motivated by bias against people with disabilities increased by a disturbing 66 percent and hate crimes motivated by gender bias increased by 48 percent. Last month, HRC joined the nation in marking 20 …

  • LGBT hate crimes on the rise in DC - YouTube

    2019/06/21 · The uptick comes after several recent hate crimes were committed against members of the LGBT community in the DMV.

  • LGBT in Britain - Hate Crime and Discrimination | …

    2020/04/24 · LGBT in Britain - Hate Crime and Discrimination is Stonewall's new research highlighting the shocking levels of hate crime and discrimination that LGBT people still face in Britain today. Based on YouGov polling of over 5000 LGBT people, the research reveals that anti-LGBT abuse extends far beyond acts of hate and violence …

  • USA TODAY - LGBT laws: Hate crime, religious …

    2019/06/14 · Beyond gay marriage, our states’ LGBT laws are a patchwork. From hate crimes to birth certificates, here's how six protections differ. "They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The ...

  • Number of hate crimes spike to record levels under …

    2019/08/02 · Related: Hate crimes have risen 226% in areas where Trump held rallies Interestingly, though crime overall in major cities declined in the last two years, bias-motivated crime rose. The CSHE ...

  • Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes rose 3 percent in '17, FBI finds

    2018/11/14 · The number of hate crimes motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias has remained relatively steady, from a high of 1,256 in 2010 to a low of 1,097 in 2014. Since 2014, the total number has increased every year ...

  • Hate Crime Statistics and Prevention - PFLAG

    Worse still, those numbers are only the tip of the iceberg; not all crimes against the LGBTQ community are reported as hate crimes by official sources. The trend toward under-reporting is exacerbated by the fact that individuals may not report incidents for fear of retaliation, discrimination, harassment, or the fear that their sexual orientation or …

  • The LGBT Murder Rate Skyrocketed Nearly 90% Last …

    2018/04/19 · NCAVP has been tracking anti-LGBT hate crimes since 1996, with a mission to “prevent, respond to, and end all forms of violence against and within lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ...

  • More Than 500 Hate Crimes Against American Muslims in 2019

    2019/05/23 · Home News More Than 500 Hate Crimes Against American Muslims in 2019 Despite an alarmingly high number of Islamophobic hate crimes, Muslims across the United States stand strong in the face of ...

  • Inside the suspicious rise of gay hate crimes in Portland

    2019/03/30 · What started off as two stories of hate crimes grew to 15. The claims grew wilder. The Proud Boys were accused of now using hammers and wooden planks as weapons. Also alleged: an attempted kidnapping.

  • Nearly 1 in 5 hate crimes motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias, …

    2019/11/12 · Of the 7,120 hate crime incidents reported in 2018, more than 1,300 — or nearly 19 percent — stemmed from anti-LGBTQ bias, according to the FBI’s latest Hate Crime Statistics report. When ...

  • Transgender hate crimes are on the rise even in Canada

    2020/04/28 · Transgender hate crimes are on the rise even in Canada August 20, 2019 5.24pm EDT Abigail Curlew, Carleton University Author Abigail Curlew PhD Sociology, Carleton University ...

  • Crimes against Alabama’s LGBTQ community not …

    2019/02/16 · For 20 years, members of Alabama’s LGBTQ community have gathered annually for a vigil, to remind Alabamians that crimes against people for their sexual orientation and or gender identity are not ...

  • FBI report shows increase in anti-LGBT hate crimes

    2019/11/20 · November 20, 2019 at 1:47 pm EST | by Lou Chibbaro Jr. FBI report shows increase in anti-LGBT hate crimes Share 679 Tweet Email Share 679 Shares ‘Bias-motivated crimes are a real, frightening ...

  • Anti-LGBTQ | Southern Poverty Law Center

    Background Anti-LGBTQ groups on the SPLC hate list often link being LGBTQ to pedophilia, claim that marriage equality and LGBTQ people, in general, are dangers to children, that being LGBTQ itself is dangerous, support the criminalization of LGBTQ people and transgender identity, and that there is a conspiracy called the “homosexual …

  • Hate Crimes Against LGBT People Are Sadly Common ...

    2016/06/23 · Hate Crimes Against LGBT People Are Sadly Common Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Politics Sports Science & Health Economics Culture ABC News Jun. 14, 2016 , at 11:48 AM Hate Crimes Against LGBT ...

  • Almost 1 in 5 Hate Crimes Targeted LGBTQ People in …

    2019/11/13 · Hate crimes against LGBTQ people are once again on the rise — although the total number has dipped for the first time in years. New findings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation showed that ...

  • Anti-LGBTQ | Southern Poverty Law Center

    Background Anti-LGBTQ groups on the SPLC hate list often link being LGBTQ to pedophilia, claim that marriage equality and LGBTQ people, in general, are dangers to children, that being LGBTQ itself is dangerous, support the criminalization of LGBTQ people and transgender identity, and that there is a conspiracy called the “homosexual …

  • The Independent - Attacks on LGBT people surge …

    2017/09/10 · The number of attacks on lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the UK has soared by nearly 80 per cent in the past four years, new data shows. More than one in five LGBT people have experienced a ...

  • Transgender hate crimes are on the rise in Canada

    2019/08/21 · Canada has a good reputation for LGBTQ rights. Federal political leaders, inc … s across the country. But a rising tide of violence against transgender people raises the question: what will ...

  • National LGBT Survey: Summary report - GOV.UK

    2018/09/27 · We know in the last year that the number of hate crimes recorded by the police on the grounds of sexual orientation and being transgender has risen by 27% (from 7,194 in 2015-16 to 9,157 in 2016 ...

  • Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes Up in Russia, Watchdog Says - …

    2020/05/07 · The number of hate crimes against members of Russia’s LGBT community increased in 2019, according to an annual report by the prominent SOVA Center nonprofit, which tracks xenophobia and racism ...

  • Hate Crimes on the LGBT+ Community

    Many believe that hate crimes against the LGBT+ community are not as common as they really are. The truth of matter is that the attacks on this community are rising as more time passes. Nothing has been done to stop what is

  • Hate-Crime Violence Hits 16-Year High, F.B.I. Reports - …

    2019/11/13 · Hate crimes have increased in America’s largest cities. Although nationwide F.B.I. data for all of 2019 won’t be available until next November, the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism ...

  • London bus attack victim urges fight against all LGBT hate crimes

    2019/06/15 · A bisexual woman beaten on a London bus in a homophobic attack that sparked national outrage has called for action against a surge in anti-LGBT hate crimes.

  • Transgender hate crimes recorded by police go up 81% ...

    2019/06/27 · In Wales there were 82 transgender hate crimes in 2018-19, up from 37 in 2016-17. Police Scotland recorded 92 crimes in the year to March 2019, compared with 76 two years earlier.

  • With LGBTQ+ hate crimes on the rise, how Proud are we …

    2020/02/24 · The rate of LGBTQ+ hate crime in England and Wales rose by 144% between 2013-14 and 2017-18. Between 2018 and 2019, hate crimes recorded by police rose 25% for LGB people and 37% for trans people ...

  • Bias against other groups - Sexual orientation or gender identity

    Bias against other groups - Sexual orientation or gender identity Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are motivated by a bias based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. In some ...

  • Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in El Salvador on the rise

    2019/11/25 · SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in El Salvador have increased over the last two months. Unknown suspects in a vehicle on Oct. 27 stabbed Anahy Miranda Rivas, a 27-year-old ...

  • L.G.B.T. People Are More Likely to Be Targets of Hate ...

    2016/06/16 · L.G.B.T. people are twice as likely to be targeted as African-Americans, and the rate of hate crimes against them has surpassed that of crimes against Jews. Politicians have been divided on how to ...

  • Hate crimes in L.A. highest in 10 years, with LGBTQ and ...

    2019/02/01 · Hate crimes in L.A. highest in 10 years, with LGBTQ and African Americans most targeted Katrina Ross, 44, center, said a couple assaulted her while shouting racial slurs at a fundraiser for a ...

  • 2018 Hate Crime Statistics Released — FBI

    2019/11/14 · Law enforcement reported 7,120 hate crimes to the FBI’s UCR Program last year, down slightly from the 7,175 incidents reported the previous year. There were 7,036 single-bias hate crimes ...

  • FBI Reports Dip In Hate Crimes, But Rise In Violence : NPR

    2019/11/12 · Updated Nov. 12, 5:25 p.m. ET While the number of reported hate crimes dipped slightly in 2018, violence against individuals rose to a 16-year high, according to numbers released Tuesday by the ...

  • LGBT HATE CRIME RISES TO HIGHEST EVER LEVEL IN ...

    2019/06/16 · Hate crimes against LGBT people were at their highest ever level in the year to 31st March 2019, bucking the trend of an overall drop in other areas of hate charges. 1,216 anti-LGBT hate crimes were recorded in the year 2018-19, up 5% on the previous year, a near-consistent trend since hate crime legislation was introduced …

  • 9 Battles The LGBTQ Community In The US Is Still Fighting

    2017/06/20 · Hate crimes against LGBTQ individuals are still shockingly prevalent across the country. In 2015, nearly one in five hate crimes committed in the US was due to sexual orientation, and another 2% of crimes were …

  • LGBT+ hate crime more than doubles in England and Wales

    2019/06/14 · Homophobic and transphobic hate crime has more than doubled in England and Wales in the last four years, analysis by The Guardian has revealed. The rate of LGBT+ hate crime, including offences ...