UK LGBT Hate Crimes Stats Make Shocking Reading

Expand Revellers wave flags during a gay pride parade in downtown Madrid, Spain, July 2, 2016. © 2016 Reuters New hate crimes data for the United Kingdom shows a shocking number of incidents targeting LGBT people. As I was reading these figures, the need for LGBT-inclusive classes in UK schools has never been more apparent. The data, released last week, shows police recorded 14,491 crimes committed against people because of their sexual orientation in 2018-19. Police recorded a further 2,333 offenses against transgender people because of their gender identity. Every year, the UK government…

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