homophobic attacks in U.K. rose 147 percent in three months after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union in 2016 and have nearly trebled between 2014-15 and 2019-20 according to data compiled by the BBC.
In 2020, the U.S. hit a new record for transgender killings, and 2021 became the worst year for anti-LGBTQ measures signed into law.Whether you're a trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming person seeing your existence up for debate, or a young queer kid in Poland living in a so-called "LGBT-Free Zone", acts of hatred have become commonplace for many of us.There have been times when I have snapped.
One evening more recently, walking home from a party with my ex, an older man on the other side of the street started making obscene.