'The stakes are high, the attacks are disgusting, the targeting is strong, now more than ever we need each other,' Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
"I think today is an incredible example of what we can do together and how we can share our resources," he said."The stakes are high, the attacks are disgusting, the targeting is strong, now more than ever we need each other," Bonta said.
"As queer people living in this really challenging time. I think this conversation underscores how much work we have to do in California," said Tom Temprano with Equality California.New CA vs Hate hotline offers safe, anonymous reporting option for victims, witnesses of hate crimes "From 2021 to 2022, California reported over 391 hate crime events motivated by sexual orientation bias -- a 29% increase from last year. It's worrisome that LGBTQ+ children have been victimized and bullied at rates four times higher than their non LGBTQ+ peer groups," said Cat Nou with the California Department of Justice.
Anjali Rimi is a trans immigrant and works with Parivar Bay Area, a group that helps South Asian Transgender individuals."I came to the United States one month before 911 and I went to a state where I did not know anybody before I moved to California, and I was attacked. That was my first hate crime," said Rimi.
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