A new report finds that LGBTQ Americans are nine times more likely than non-LGBTQ people to be victimized by a hate crime. The study also finds the majority of victims are women and the majority of offenders are male. Fewer than four out of 10 victims of LGBTQ-related violent hate crime sought professional help for their emotional or physical damage related to the victimization. The study also found that LGBTQ victims of violent hate crimes are about five times more likely to feel angry, violated and unsafe compared to LGBTQ victims of other types of violent crimes.
“Transgender women of color in particular face unimaginable and very violent crimes,” said Christian Fuscarino, executive director of Garden State Equality. “So, to be a trans women of color walking down the street is an act of bravery because right now they’re being targeted by so many different groups.”
