This was the case well before the massacre in a gay Orlando nightclub this week.
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The activist, who said she stands up for the rights of women, children and LGBT men and women, said the increase in hate crimes is as a result of more people being open about their sexual orientation.
Under state law it is legal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Rather, the supporters say they want to protect the religious freedom of people who oppose same-sex marriage, or the concerns of people who feel uncomfortable using the same restroom as transgender individuals.
According to a human rights campaign report, there were more transgender people killed in 2015 than any other year on record.
But all of these numbers are incomplete, due to the underreported nature of hate crimes: Most aren’t reported at all, and hate crimes that are reported often aren’t classified as “hate crimes” by local jurisdictions.
Some gay activists, with the assistance of the mainstream media, are apparently blaming conservatives for the Islamic terror attack at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando – one of the worst mass shootings in USA history – by citing “anti-LGBT” laws as a cause.
The research concludes that LGBT folks are more likely to be targeted than Jewish people or African-Americans.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley of OR said the terrorist attack on a gay nightclub Sunday in Orlando was a “vicious hate crime” fueled by anti-LGBT laws in the U.S. Texas representative Pete Sessions said the shooting didn’t happen at a gay club. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t mentioned gay people at all while discussing the shooting. Maybe it’s time to face some facts?
