Reducing Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes and Improving Services to Survivors

Authors

Liz Coston, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow

Document Type

Policy Brief

Original Publication Date

2018

Comments

A Translational Research Fellows Issue Brief from the Translational Research Fellows program at the Center for Public Policy at VCU.

Date of Submission

March 2020

Abstract

Over the course of a lesbian, gay, or bisexual individual's lifetime there is a 20% risk of experiencing hate violence, while a transgender individual's risk of violence is 27%. Three key recommendations are given for reducing the victimization of LGBT people by hate crimes.

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VCU Translational Research Fellows Policy Briefs