Some advocates point to the Trump administration’s policies and rhetoric as potential catalysts for the increasing violence in recent years.Īfter Trumps' election, the Southern Poverty Law Center counted 201 incidents of election-related harassment and intimidation across the country, including incidents targeting the LGBTQ community and people of color.
In a smaller or rural community, that outing could result in an eviction or loss of a job,” said Robin Maril, Human Rights Campaign Associate Legal Director.Īre the young really the most tolerant? Results of this LGBTQ survey are 'alarming' “To the extent that we don’t have universal protections from discrimination on the basis of employment, housing, and public accommodations, if someone comes forward to report a hate crime, they could also be officially outing themselves as LGBTQ. Many people who experience hate crimes do not report the incidents to law enforcement, for various reasons. The NCVS data also suggests that a greater percentage of all hate crimes are motivated by a bias against sexual orientation than the FBI data.