The Orlando Shooting Was No Exception: Violence Against The LGBT Community Is Increasing

This past weekend, in what has become the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history, 50 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando. While the attack has grabbed the attention of the entire country for its scope, violence against the LGBT community is not an anomaly.

A new report compiled by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) collected data from 13 member organizations, using public sources or directly speaking with survivors. Data focused on hate violence that resulted in fatalities, which are classified as homicides, and non-fatal hate violence.

According to the annual report released on June 13, hate violence homicides against LGBTQ and HIV-affected people increased in 2015....
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