(LGBT Group) LGBTQ Americans are 9 times more likely to be victimized by a hate crime

[Behind the Aegis]

In our recent analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey, we found that the odds of being a violent hate crime victim for LGBTQ people was nine times greater than it was for cisgender and straight people from 2017 to 2019.

There were an average annual 6.6 violent hate crime victimizations per 1,000 LGBTQ people during this three year period.

In contrast, there were 0.6 violent hate crime victimizations per 1,000 cisgender and straight people.

A hate crime is an attack or threat of an attack that’s motivated by the victim’s perceived race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender or religion. Or it could include someone’s association with any of the previous categories, such as an anti-Muslim hate crime committed against someone who is Sikh.

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[gay texan]

1. This is why I bought a gun

I'm not going to be a victim

[Pete Ross Junior]

3. Bravo! The right to bear arms is not just for right wingers. n/t

[vercetti2021]

2. And those people who are the bigots are now more likely

To get shot by me. I'm not gonna die to them