Trans people, local governments and educators face rising anti-LGBTQ hate, GLAAD report finds
Source: NBC News
June 2, 2025, 11:54 AM EDT
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ incidents across the United States over the past year — from hate speech and bomb threats to fatal violence — with more than half of these acts targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming people, according to a new report from the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD.
The report found a year-over-year increase in incidents targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming people, state and local governments, and educators and librarians. It also found a decrease in incidents targeting drag performers and pride symbols.
“This really goes toward showing these kinds of shifting tides in hate and what extremists like to focus on at the moment,” Sarah Moore, an analyst of anti-LGBTQ extremism at GLAAD, told NBC News. “They really are kind of beholden to the new cycle of the day.”
This is the third year GLAAD has published an annual report based on its Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker. The 932 incidents tracked in this latest report occurred between May 1, 2024, and May 1, 2025. This is a 20% drop from last year’s 1,173 incidents and an 80% increase from the 521 incidents tracked in its inaugural report in 2023.
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Link to GLAAD PRESS RELEASE - GLAAD ALERT DESK DOCUMENTS MORE THAN 900 ANTI-LGBTQ INCIDENTS IN THE PAST YEAR ACROSS THE U.S.
Link to GLAAD REPORT site - GLAAD ALERT Desk Data Shows Dramatic Rise in Anti-Trans Hate Incidents
Link to GLAAD REPORT/TRACKER - 2025 GLAAD ALERT Desk Report
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