Sadly We Know.

The FBI crime data is out and crimes against are up.

Hate Crimes Against Trans and Gender Nonconforming People Increased by Nearly 33% in 2022
The FBI’s latest crime report puts devastating statistics to the lack of safety many LGBTQ+ people feel.
Them
By James Factora
October 18, 2023

Over the past few years, many LGBTQ+ people have been hyperaware of the escalating violence against the community. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s latest crime report puts devastating figures to those feelings, revealing a nearly 33% increase in crimes perpetrated against trans and gender-nonconforming people.

The FBI released the report, which reviews crime data from law enforcement agencies across the country, on Monday. The report found that in 2022, there were 469 recorded hate crimes against trans and gender non-conforming people, compared to 353 in 2021. Altogether, that accounts for a 32.9% increase in hate crimes against both trans and gender-nonconforming people.

While violence against trans and gender-nonconforming people accounted for the most dramatic increase from last year, other parts of the community were affected as well. In 2022, there were 1,077 recorded hate crimes against gay men, up from 950 incidents in 2021. According to the report, recorded hate crimes against lesbians and bisexuals remained about the same.

The data is incomplete.

Many criminologists fear the missing data means reliable crime rates will be unavailable later this decade. When local police departments don’t report data to the FBI, examining local crime trends or comparing rates in different communities becomes impossible.

Why is there missing data? Well it boils down to no news is good news. We found the samething here in Connecticut where towns are suppose to report bullying, do you believe that some towns reported that there was no bullying in the school system. They don’t want to people to know how much bullying there is.

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Now for good news! They have our backs!

Majority of Americans Support LGBTQ+ Youth, GLAAD's First Spirit Day Index Finds
GLAAD commissioned the poll for this year's observance of Spirit Day.
The Advocate
By Trudy Ring
October 19, 2023


A majority of Americans want to be allies to the LGBTQ+ community, according to the Spirit Day Index, based on new research conducted for GLAAD.

Today is Spirit Day, when many of us, famous or not, wear purple to stand against bullying and show support for LGBTQ+ youth. This year, GLAAD has released its first Spirit Day Index, showing the importance of the observance.

The index is based on research conducted by polling firm Ipsos through its KnowledgePanel, the oldest and largest probability-based online panel in the U.S., with about 60,000 members. It found that a majority of respondents believe Spirit Day is important for LGBTQ+ youth and want to take actions of allyship for the LGBTQ+ community.

Among the findings are that seven out of 10 of those who consider themselves LGBTQ+ allies believe Spirit Day is important for both LGBTQ+ youth and adults. For the purposes of the index, allies defined as people who want to combat anti-LGBTQ+ hate, want to be an effective ally, or want to learn how to be a better ally. However, of those who want to take actions of allyship, half say they don’t have the language or understanding to be an effective ally.

That should be a major highlight “half say they don’t have the language or understanding to be an effective ally.” We need to educate them!