Hate crimes against the LGBTQ community in Israel rose by 10% in 2021, a new report from The Aguda – The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel published Wednesday reveals.
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According to the report, a homophobic hate crime was reported to the Aguda's hate crime incident center every three hours last year.
The report also pointed to a worrying increase in anti-LGBTQ sentiment in families, with 43% of homophobic incidents reported involving family members, compared to 28% in 2020. The number of reported cases of LGBTQ youth rejected by their families in 2021 jumped by 41% compared to 2020. In 2021, 444 young people were kicked out of their parents' households because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
According to the report, cisgender male homosexuals reported the most attacks by family members.
Over one-third of reported homophobic hate crimes in 2021 involved incidents against transsexuals, nearly twice the amount reported against transsexuals in 2020.
The report also indicated that 29% of reported transphobic incidents occurred in the healthcare system, whereas 12% of reported transphobic incidents occurred in families. Approximately 9% of reported transphobic incidents took place in the school and university systems.
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