Last year saw a sharp increase in the number of anti-LGBTQ hate groups in the US. That’s according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) which leads on identifying hate groups and calling them out.
Their official list of anti-LGBT+ groups went up from 49 in 2018 to 70 last year – nearly a 43% spike. Meanwhile they say US President Donald Trump has emboldened the white nationalist movement.