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FBI to begin collecting hate crime data on gender identity beginning in 2013
For the first time, crimes directed against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation are the second most frequent hate crime committed after crimes based on race, according to the 2011 Hate Crimes statistics released yesterday by the FBI as part of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Surpassing crimes committed on the basis on religion, the number of reported hate crimes committed against gay men and lesbians increased from 1,277 in 2010 to 1,293 in 2011.
The Crown Princess of Norway in India
On 23-28 October 2012, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess travelled to New Delhi, India, to care for two newborn infants who were in hospital without parents while their fathers were waiting for a visa to enter the country.
HRC Statement on Mallory Owens Beating
HRC President Chad Griffin released the following statement regarding the beating of Mallory Owens, an Alabama lesbian who was violently attacked by her girlfriend’s brother on Thanksgiving:
GLAAD observes Transgender Day of Remembrance
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today joined organizers of the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) to memorialize those who lost their lives due to anti-transgender violence and to raise public awareness around increasing rates of violence facing transgender people.
HRC Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, joins in the commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Tuesday, November 20, 2012.
Happy Birthday – 12 years
Today for 12 years ago MySoCalledGayLife.com was born – since then the site has grown to be a place for LGBT community in the USA and around the world and their family and friends.