LGBT Hate Crimes Expected To Skyrocket With Trump's Presidential Win

Instinct Staff | November 9, 2016

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According to a report from Gay Star News, activists are fearful that Donald Trump's presidential win will correlate to an increase in anti-LGBT violence. 

Many are concerned that Trump's campaign rhetoric could inspire homophobes to take drastic action.

If we look to our neighbors across the Atlantic for an example, following the recent Brexit vote that would see Britain withdraw from the European Union, homophobic attacks increased 147% within three months.

The Guardian reports:

The number of homophobic attacks more than doubled in the three months after the Brexit vote, with toxicity fostered by the EU referendum debate spreading beyond race and religion, new figures suggest

Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people increased 147% during July, August and September compared to the same period last year, according to the LGBT anti-violence charity Galop.

Statistics from the police have already documented a spike of hate crimes against ethnic minorities and foreign nationals. Few analysts predicted a rise in hate crime based on victims’ sexual orientation, however. Galop gave support to 187 LGBT people who had suffered hate crimes in the three months that followed the referendum vote, compared with 72 in the same period in 2015. The rise is proportionately higher than other hate crime rises in the wake of Brexit .

With news of Trump's presidential win, people took to social media to express their concerns.

 

Think of the rise in hate crime that the UK has seen post-Brexit, on a scale of USA, with guns.

— Ellie Kinney (@EllieKinney) November 9, 2016

Post-Brexit, we saw 60% ^ in xenophobic hate crime, and a 147% ^ in homophobic hate crime. What will happen in US with access to guns?

— Shaun (@OhShaun) November 9, 2016

After the Brexit hate crime went up as morons felt empowered.
Pray for America this night.

— Danny Buckler (@DannyBuckler) November 9, 2016

@SaraJBenincasa The aftermath of Brexit was a marked increase in hate crime here. It's a very real worry, please all take extra care x

— Bint of Sparkles (@bintofsparkles) November 9, 2016

Please take care, and look after your LGBT brothers and sisters. We are all in this together.

H/T: Gay Star News

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