Homophobic and transphobic hate crime has risen by 36% in France last year, according to police figures. The new stats show a total of 1,870 victims of homophobic or transphobic crimes who went to the police in 2019.
However, LGBT+ hate crime charity SOS Homophobie says the real numbers are higher as many victims don’t come forward. Exactly three quarters of victims in the police figures were men and nearly two thirds (62%) were under 35-years-old.