L.G.B.T. People Are More Likely to Be Targets of Hate Crimes Than Any Other Minority Group; New York Times, 6/16/16

Haeyoun Park and Iaryna Mykhyalyshy, New York Times; L.G.B.T. People Are More Likely to Be Targets of Hate Crimes Than Any Other Minority Group:

"Even before the shooting rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people were already the most likely targets of hate crimes in America, according to an analysis of data collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

L.G.B.T. people are twice as likely to be targeted as African-Americans, and the rate of hate crimes against them has surpassed that of crimes against Jews.

Politicians have been divided on how to define the Orlando tragedy. President Obama called it both “an act of terror and and an act of hate.” But some Republican officials have refused to acknowledge that it could be considered a hate crime."