On October 25, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released Hate Crimes Statistics 2020. There were a staggering 8,052 hate crimes involving 11,126 victims. This total represents the highest number of hate crimes since 2008. In addition, it is an increase of 450 incidents from 2019. Hate crimes against the LGBT community have been

Despite advances in equality, individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans (LGBT) still face discrimination and harassment every day. Sadly, some LGBT individuals are physically attacked, assaulted, and abused because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This can only be defined as one thing - a hate crime. A hate crime is