Anti-LGBT Violence Rises in NYC

Following a gay pride weekend marked by hate-motivated violence, advocates in New York City planned a press conference on Wednesday morning to discuss a new report showing increased severity of crimes against LGBT people in 2008, despite a 12% fall in the overall number of crimes in the city.

According to the New York City Anti-Violence Project, the 2008 anti-LGBT hate violence report documents that 17% of the nation’s 29 anti-LGBT murders last year -- or five homicides -- occurred in the city. Sexual assault against LGBT individuals in New York City rose by 171%, and the use of weapons in the commission of hate crimes also rose.

See Anti-LGBT Violence Rises in NYC Advocate.com