An LGBT+ person is attacked every three hours in Israel

An LGBT+ person was attacked every three hours in Israel last year, disturbing report reveals.

An LGBT+ person was attacked every three hours in Israel in 2020, a sharp spike in violent and hate-fuelled incidents against its LGBT+ community.

An annual report by the Nir Katz Center of the Aguda – The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel found 2,696 attacks against the LGBT+ community were reported in 2020, compared to 2,125 reported incidents in 2019, a 27 per cent increase.

The Aguda said their report revealed LGBT-phobia is “still present in all areas of life” including home, work, social settings and government institutions in Israel.

Over half (55 per cent) of all reports of violence against LGBT+ people in 2020 were made by women (cisgender and trans), while men made 33 per cent of reports. A quarter (25 per cent) were by trans people, andwithabout one in 10 (12 per cent) reports made by genderqueer people.

Source: PinkNews