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LGBTQ+ peoplehave faced threats to their safety in everyday situations for many years.
Interestingly, in some rare cases, the perpetrators may only think theyre assaulting an LGBTQ+ person.
The situation quickly got heated and the men started throwing hands, with even the bartender getting involved.
And while it was dangerous, their act was pretty heroic.
Supporting LGBTQ+ people now might be more important than ever.
They gave the participants a theoretical scenario aboutsame-sex couplesbeing able to adopt.
The last component of allyship was humility.
LGBTQ+ participants thought that those who listen more than they speak in discussions about LGBTQ+ issues were better allies.
Maybe the protagonists of this story can be considered the truest of allies.
In the U.S. alone, crimes based on gender have risen 32.9% in 2022, a five-year high.
Hate crimes based on sexual orientation increased 13.8%.
ACLED (Armed Conflict Locations and Event Data) alsoreportedthat anti-LGBTQ+ mobilization has reached its highest point since 2020.
That includes anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrations, political violence, and offline propaganda.
State laws have also restricted the rights of LGBTQ+ people considerably.
Missouri, for example,bannedtransition-related care for transgender minors.
The situation in the UK is not that much better.
In the last five years, hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation haveincreasedby 112%.
The UNHCRreportsthat a whopping 67 countries still have national laws where same-sex relationships are seen as a crime.
Whats worse, at least nine countriescriminalizecertain forms of gender expression.
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