According to data collected by the BBC, transphobic hate crime in England, Wales and Scotland has increased by 81%.
, transphobic hate crime in England, Wales and Scotland has increased by 81%. The data showed that between 2016/17 there were 1,073 incidents reported to police. Between 2017/18, that number rose to 1,944.found that in the last five years, hate crime against LGBTQ people in England and Wales had risen a shocking 114%, while LGBTQ charity Stonewall found that two in five trans people had experienced a hate crime in the last 12 months.
“These statistics are the real life consequences of a society where transphobia is everywhere -- from the front pages of newspapers, to social media and on our streets,” Laura Russell, Director of Campaigns, Policy and Research at Stonewall, told the. “We need people to realise how severe the situation is for trans people, and to be active in standing up as a visible ally to trans people, in whatever way they can.
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