Other reports show that 41 per cent of trans people in the UK have experienced a hate crime in the past year, 12 per cent have been physically assaulted by their colleagues and and 25 per cent have experienced homelessness to some degree.įurther, 45 per cent of lesbian, gay or bi pupils report being bullied at school, as do 64 per cent of trans pupils, while 84 per cent of trans young people in the UK today have self-harmed, and 45 per cent have attempted suicide.
O ne in five LGBT+ people in the UK report having been the victims of a hate crime in the last year, which is a vast increase from previous years.
Bigotry, discrimination and violence is something the queer community experiences almost every day and homophobic and transphobic hate crimes are on the rise. While this might come as a shock to some people, it certainly isn’t a shock to queer people. We see this in the continued protests about LGBT education in schools, two queer women being physically assaulted on a London bus, the relentless and brutal murders of trans women of colour in the US – it’s clear that hatred and bigotry against the queer community at large is alive and well. This Pride month has reminded us of just how far we have yet to go.
