Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes rose in 2023, even while crime decreased overall: FBI report
LGBTQ+ activists say homophobic and transphobic political rhetoric bears a degree of blame.
September 24, 2024
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Hate Crimes Against LGBTQ+ People Surge, FBI Reports
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Lauren Boebert & Nancy Mace confront woman they thought was trans in ‘predictable’ Capitol bathroom incident
The anti-LGBTQ+ Republican lawmakers followed a cisgender woman they mistook as the first transgender member of Congress into the bathroom.
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Alabama Governor Signs Anti-Trans Sports Bill Into Law
The legislation "is nothing more than a politically motivated bill designed to discriminate against an already vulnerable population," says the Human Rights Campaign's Alphonso David.
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Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Into Law
The restrictive measure is one of several pieces of far-right legislation Oklahoma has passed, including one of the nation's most draconian abortion laws.
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May 8, 2024
Federal Judge Blocks "Bathroom Bill" for UNC Students, Faculty
The injunction applies only to the transgender students and faculty who filed suit, but the university had already announced it would not enforce the transphobic bathroom provisions of House Bill 2.
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Prepare for Supreme Showdown Over Trans Student Rights
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“Transgender people deserve government officials who will lift them up, not attack them simply because of who they are,” the members of Congress wrote.
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FBI Report Finds Increase in Hate Crimes Against Transgender People
Last year saw the highest number of overall hate crimes in the United States since 2008, according to the FBI's data.
September 1, 2021
Public Schools in N.Y. Get New Guidelines for Trans Students
Groups that have championed the cause of LGBT students say the new guidelines go a long way toward protecting vulnerable children.
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In U.S., 1 in 5 Reported Hate Crimes Target Gay or Bi Victims
Meanwhile, the FBI's annual report also included crimes motivated by the victim's gender identity or gender nonconformity.
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Iowa must pay $85k to transgender students banned from bathroom at state Capitol
Iowa must pay $85,000 to a group of transgender students who were prevented from using a Capitol restroom.
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N.Y.'s Trans Kids Speak Out About 'Torture' In School
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The spike also included a 37 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents.
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