The Trump administration has been trying to label our community are anarchists but, the reality is that we are the victims of that animosity.
Over half of the incidents documented in a new report targeted transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals.LGBTQ NationGreg OwenFebruary 1, 2026A grim new report documents over a thousand attacks on LGBTQ+ people in the United States in 2025, following Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.The report from ALERT Desk, GLAAD’s Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker, catalogues 1,042 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in 47 states and Washington, DC in 2025, a five percent increase over 984 incidents in 2024.The incidents included 128 acts of vandalism, 76 assaults, 22 threats of mass violence, and 15 arson attempts.Over half of the incidents targeted transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals, a 10% increase from 2024.
All as a direct result of all the lies coming out of Washington!
- 51% of incidents targeted transgender and gender non-conforming people, a 10% increase from 2024
- June 2025 saw a nearly 400% increase in incidents since tracking began in June 2022
January 27, 2026In 2025, the ALERT Desk tracked 1,042 anti-LGBTQ incidents in 47 US states and the District of Columbia. These included 128 acts of hateful vandalism, 76 violent assaults, 22 threats of mass violence, and 15 arson attempts. This is up from 984 incidents tracked in 2024, a 5% increase in hate.We remember and honor the lives of those taken by hate-fueled violence in 2025 – Rodolfo Fernandez de Velasco, Chris Allen Villegas Fentress, Jonathan Joss, Christina Hayes, Dream Johnson, and Alvin Prasad – along with more than 70 others injured during anti-LGBTQ attacks.[...]Key Findings From The 2025 ALERT Desk Recap
- Incidents targeting transgender and gender non-conforming people are on the rise. Over half (532) of all tracked incidents in 2025 specifically targeted transgender and gender non-conforming people, a 10% increase from the 485 anti-trans incidents the ALERT Desk documented in 2024.
- Context: Despite making up less than 1% of the population, transgender and gender non-conforming people are at increased risk of harm. As politicians campaign on stripping legal protections from transgender Americans and high-profile social media accounts baselessly frame trans people as “dangerous,” research consistently shows that transgender people are four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime — as we saw in the tragic murders of Christina Hayes in Detroit and Dream Johnson in Washington, D.C.
- Pride 2025 saw a dramatic rise in incidents, making it one of the most dangerous years on record for LGBTQ Americans. The ALERT Desk tracked 268 incidents during June 2025, a nearly 400% increase from the 54 incidents tracked in June 2022 when GLAAD began its data collection.
- Context: The heightened visibility of LGBTQ Americans during Pride Month can be a double-edged sword. The openness and joy that characterize our community are also wielded by opponents as an opportunity to showcase their anti-LGBTQ extremism.
- In 2025, states at the center of political debates over the rights of LGBTQ people led the US in terms of number of incidents. States with the most incidents are: California (198), New Hampshire (72), Texas (66), Ohio (50), and Washington (50).
- Context: In 2025, each of these states helped drive national conversation about the rights of LGBTQ Americans.
- California: Gavin Newsom made waves by inviting guests on his podcast who spread harmful, inaccurate rhetoric about transgender people.
- New Hampshire: Opponents of transgender people drew media attention after they filed a lawsuit against a school district in the small town of Bow, in an attempt to force the local school district to allow them to harass a transgender player on the high school girls’ soccer team.
- Texas: Greg Abbott ordered the immediate removal of all Pride-themed crosswalks across the state, many of which had been in place for years, and over the wishes of local communities and the private donations used to create and maintain the sites.
- Ohio: The City Club of Cleveland invited a lobbyist from an SPLC-designated anti-LGBTQ hate group to speak as part of its “civic engagement” program. Local pushback helped spark a one-sided Congressional hearing seeking to curtail the rights of non-profit organizations.
- Washington: Seattle’s mayor drew the ire of residents after they permitted a so-called Christian group that activates against LGBTQ people to hold a rally in Cal Anderson Park – an integral part of Seattle’s queer neighborhood and a memorial to Washington State’s first out gay legislator.
It is also having an impact on the Pride Centers!
CBS NewsBy Madisen KeavyDecember 17, 2025It was standing room only Tuesday night as the Sacramento LGBT Community Center hosted a town hall focused on community safety.The meeting comes just six weeks after a Halloween attack Sacramento police say was hate-motivated, leaving the victim critically injured and a suspect in custody on felony assault charges.The LGBT Community Center says it has also been targeted recently, with someone smashing a window and a group of people trying to tear down its Pride flag.People packed the center, asking questions about how resources are being used to keep the community safe."The city needs to stop this as soon as possible. Until it does, there needs to be more on-site security," said Will Green, a Sacramento resident.
The Quest Night club that was where a terrorist attack happen3e back in 2024 was burned down this week.
All AlabamaBy Greg GarrisonMar. 08, 2026Central Alabama Pride President Josh Coleman visited the burned-out Quest nightclub on Friday after a Thursday night fire and reflected on its role in the life of Birmingham’s LGBTQ community.“Today I stopped by what’s left of the Quest,” wrote Coleman in a Facebook post.The Quest opened in 1982 and closed in 2024.“I had been asked to talk with NBC News and ABC News about the fire and about what the Quest meant to Birmingham. After the interviews, I couldn’t resist walking a little closer and looking at the destruction for myself. Standing there, I realized just how many memories are tied to that place.”
And that is what Bias Crimes do, it is not just an attack on one person or business, but rather an attack on a whole community!
It has been a very bad year!
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