Homophobic attacks in UK rose 147% in three months after Brexit vote

The number of homophobic attacks more than doubled in the three months after the Brexit vote, with toxicity fostered by the EU referendum debate spreading beyond race and religion, new figures suggest.

Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people increased 147% during July, August and September compared to the same period last year, according to the LGBT anti-violence charity Galop.

Statistics from the police have already documented a spike of hate crimes against ethnic minorities and foreign nationals. Few analysts predicted a rise in hate crime based on victims’ sexual orientation, however. Galop gave support to 187 LGBT people who had suffered hate crimes in the three months that followed the referendum vote, compared with 72 in the same period in 2015. The rise is proportionately higher than other hate crime rises in the wake of Brexit .

More than 3,000 allegations of hate crimes were made to UK police, largely in the form of harassment and threats, in the week before and the week after the 23 June referendum vote, a year-on-year increase of 42%.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/08/homophobic-attacks-double-after-brexit-vote

An element of the homophobes and the racists of the Leave voters on their victory lap no doubt. What other explanation is there?

One month of one year it was 72 'alleged reported' incidents...


Another month in another year it was 187 'alleged reported' incidents...



Given the huge number of extra homophobic Muslims being allowed into the country over that time period... it is no surprise... fuk all to do with eu referendum...

Tommy Monk wrote:


One month of one year it was 72 'alleged reported' incidents...


Another month in another year it was 187 'alleged reported' incidents...



Given the huge number of extra homophobic Muslims being allowed into the country over that time period... it is no surprise... fuk all to do with eu referendum...

But why did it spike so highly post Brexit? That's the question.

that's obvious Irn
people like Tommy felt their fould minds were common after the successful fear campaign to end the EU and any economic threat it may have become to the existing world powers.

You see they thought that Most Brits were as mindlessly hatefilled as them, so thought they could exist without their gags. Of course decent people are appalled by the content of such individuals charater

Maybe more people felt comfortable reporting crimes...


You know the old waffle... crime hasn't gone up... but the rise is due to more people reporting crimes and because of the change in how crimes are reported... etc... waffle...





You cant have it both ways lefties... although with your mental illness of 'quantum thinking' you know you want to...!!!

Tommy Monk wrote:Maybe more people felt comfortable reporting crimes...


You know the old waffle... crime hasn't gone up... but the rise is due to more people reporting crimes and because of the change in how crimes are reported... etc... waffle...





You cant have it both ways lefties... although with your mental illness of 'quantum thinking' you know you want to...!!!

but unlike sweden there is no change in your laws?
or long term trends that preceeded such statisitics
you dont seem to understand cause and effect

pretty sure you ilk felt more comfortable spouting your abuse of the innocents that you fear

Irn Bru wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:


One month of one year it was 72 'alleged reported' incidents...


Another month in another year it was 187 'alleged reported' incidents...



Given the huge number of extra homophobic Muslims being allowed into the country over that time period... it is no surprise... fuk all to do with eu referendum...

But why did it spike so highly post Brexit? That's the question.

is it sloppy reporting, attributing any crime to a group as a hate crime/ homophobic crime when in fact it may just be crime.
I dont understand why an assault is better or worse because it was a homophobic assault, it's as if assaults on straight people somehow dont carry the same seriousness.
Crime is crime and should be treated as such.

the fact that many hate crimes are based on perception is also why they may well have increased.

I for instance, consider much of what you write to be hate crimes against all things tory, should that mean you are arrested for it?

veya_victaous wrote:that's obvious Irn
people like Tommy felt their fould minds were common after the successful fear campaign to end the EU and any economic threat it may have become to the existing world powers.

You see they thought that Most Brits were as mindlessly hatefilled as them, so thought they could exist without their gags. Of course decent people are appalled by the content of such individuals charater

I've seen you talking about aborigine's in much the same way you old wacist.

veya_victaous wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:Maybe more people felt comfortable reporting crimes...


You know the old waffle... crime hasn't gone up... but the rise is due to more people reporting crimes and because of the change in how crimes are reported... etc... waffle...





You cant have it both ways lefties... although with your mental illness of 'quantum thinking' you know you want to...!!!

but unlike sweden there is no change in your laws?
or long term trends that preceeded such statisitics
you dont seem to understand cause and effect

pretty sure you ilk felt more comfortable spouting your abuse of the innocents that you fear

are you saying it's the Muslims? isn't that a bit wacist?

Accurate or not, these reports put pressure on the authorities to crack a few more hater heads - and that can only be a good thing.

I voted out and it was nothing to do with gay people or Muslims.
Some of us aren't racist or homophobic, you know.

Maybe more people have realised that the activities of these people is abhorrent, attack them as they HATE that which they represent, engage in.

I think they are luvlee people myself, shame.

Major wrote:Maybe more people have realised that the activities of these people is abhorrent, attack them as they HATE that which they represent, engage in.

I think they are luvlee people myself, shame.

You really should give up those pubescent guilt feelings, Major - hate achieves nothing.

Irn Bru wrote:The number of homophobic attacks more than doubled in the three months after the Brexit vote, with toxicity fostered by the EU referendum debate spreading beyond race and religion, new figures suggest.

Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people increased 147% during July, August and September compared to the same period last year, according to the LGBT anti-violence charity Galop.

Statistics from the police have already documented a spike of hate crimes against ethnic minorities and foreign nationals. Few analysts predicted a rise in hate crime based on victims’ sexual orientation, however. Galop gave support to 187 LGBT people who had suffered hate crimes in the three months that followed the referendum vote, compared with 72 in the same period in 2015. The rise is proportionately higher than other hate crime rises in the wake of Brexit .

More than 3,000 allegations of hate crimes were made to UK police, largely in the form of harassment and threats, in the week before and the week after the 23 June referendum vote, a year-on-year increase of 42%.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/08/homophobic-attacks-double-after-brexit-vote

An element of the homophobes and the racists of the Leave voters on their victory lap no doubt. What other explanation is there?

Perhaps it was because of the hot weather. Heat makes people angry.

Ziz wrote:

Major wrote:Maybe more people have realised that the activities of these people is abhorrent, attack them as they HATE that which they represent, engage in.

I think they are luvlee people myself, shame.

You really should give up those pubescent guilt feelings, Major - hate achieves nothing.

"Pubescent" ya must be joking.

Major wrote:

Ziz wrote:

You really should give up those pubescent guilt feelings, Major - hate achieves nothing.

"Pubescent" ya must be joking.

That's where these feelings start - look upon your teenage wanderings as simply part of growing up.

Pakistani bashing and Homosexual bashing was going on in my teenage yearz.

Major wrote:Pakistani bashing and Homosexual bashing was going on in my teenage yearz.

In my youth too - pointless hate which achieved nothing.

Major wrote:Maybe more people have realised that the activities of these people is abhorrent, attack them as they HATE that which they represent, engage in.

I think they are luvlee people myself, shame.

Why do I find this post a bit odd?

I don't understand it either Eddie.

Anyway bashing someone up because their gay is horrible. I thought that all ended

Why would it have anything to do with Brexit anyway.

Shhhhh. Don't say the B word.

dunno...but I'll ask major once again....

what the fuck has it got to do with him who a person chooses as a partner???

what has what gays do (or perhaps he imagines they do )to do with HIM...what negative effect has it had on him...

was he raped by a gay perhaps??

silly billy .....

He won't answer because he doesn't really know.

The Devil, You Know wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:that's obvious Irn
people like Tommy felt their fould minds were common after the successful fear campaign to end the EU and any economic threat it may have become to the existing world powers.

You see they thought that Most Brits were as mindlessly hatefilled as them, so thought they could exist without their gags. Of course decent people are appalled by the content of such individuals charater

I've seen you talking about aborigine's in much the same way you old wacist.

LOL your funny
You've seen me speak about Aboriginals the same way
you really are Dumb to state such and obvious lie.

but My point is actually proven by people like yourself that create havens for hate speech in order to 'normalize' their cowardice towards those that are different. You See Most of the world is better than Scum you surround yourself with.
Sure opinons such as your are common amougst the worst Huamnity has to offer, the cowardly, the fearful and the dumb. But amoung the educated, the kind, the successful such thoughts are considered for what the rightfully are the Cries fo the Pathetic, the whine of the Failures.

many a Brit was dumb enough to vote for brexit but not all that voted brexit are quite as dumb as the 'ukippers', which beleived they were voting so they could bully minorities to make themselves feel better about the failure that is thier Life.

eddie wrote:I voted out and it was nothing to do with gay people or Muslims.
Some of us aren't racist or homophobic, you know.

That's true, eddie, and your posts on here show that you have an open mind on such issues which is to your credit. Alas, it's not true of others I'm afraid.

Major wrote:Pakistani bashing and Homosexual bashing was going on in my teenage yearz.

Were you the gang leader, Major?

Irn Bru wrote:

eddie wrote:I voted out and it was nothing to do with gay people or Muslims.
Some of us aren't racist or homophobic, you know.

That's true, eddie, and your posts on here show that you have an open mind on such issues which is to your credit. Alas, it's not true of others I'm afraid.

I've never had a closed mind Irn. Once you close your mind you're closing it to all possibilities and people imo.

The Devil, You Know wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:that's obvious Irn
people like Tommy felt their fould minds were common after the successful fear campaign to end the EU and any economic threat it may have become to the existing world powers.

You see they thought that Most Brits were as mindlessly hatefilled as them, so thought they could exist without their gags. Of course decent people are appalled by the content of such individuals charater

I've seen you talking about aborigine's in much the same way you old wacist.

THIS OUTRIGHT lie of yours has exposed you as the easy and vacuous little fibber that you are, Dean...

Please show the rest of us here, where those examples of veya making "racist" remarks against Aborigines supposedly are ?!?

You can't, can you ?

You wacist and anti British against us whitiz.

Major wrote:You wacist and anti British against us whitiz.

What is a whitiz please? I don't know army terms.

Ziz wrote:

Major wrote:You wacist and anti British against us whitiz.

What is a whitiz please? I don't know army terms.

White English/Britz

Major wrote:

Ziz wrote:

What is a whitiz please? I don't know army terms.

White English/Britz

I've known many pongoes but never heard that term - is it in common usage?

Irn Bru wrote:The number of homophobic attacks more than doubled in the three months after the Brexit vote, with toxicity fostered by the EU referendum debate spreading beyond race and religion, new figures suggest.

Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people increased 147% during July, August and September compared to the same period last year, according to the LGBT anti-violence charity Galop.

Statistics from the police have already documented a spike of hate crimes against ethnic minorities and foreign nationals. Few analysts predicted a rise in hate crime based on victims’ sexual orientation, however. Galop gave support to 187 LGBT people who had suffered hate crimes in the three months that followed the referendum vote, compared with 72 in the same period in 2015. The rise is proportionately higher than other hate crime rises in the wake of Brexit .

More than 3,000 allegations of hate crimes were made to UK police, largely in the form of harassment and threats, in the week before and the week after the 23 June referendum vote, a year-on-year increase of 42%.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/08/homophobic-attacks-double-after-brexit-vote

An element of the homophobes and the racists of the Leave voters on their victory lap no doubt. What other explanation is there?

is there a breakdown of where these attacks take place?

http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/its-time-to-shoot-down-the-post-brexit-hate-crime-hysteria/18874#.WAIASSSzBrp

The "hate-crime hysteria" is being stirred up in preparation for a crackdown on the far-right should it be required.. The controlling class is worried that when they cannot deliver on Brexit there may be discontent and unrest - and that threatens profit.

Ziz wrote:The "hate-crime hysteria" is being stirred up in preparation for a crackdown on the far-right should it be required.. The controlling class is worried that when they cannot deliver on Brexit there may be discontent and unrest - and that threatens profit.

yet it is mainly the leftists that go on looting sprees when they dont get their own way

The Devil, You Know wrote:

Ziz wrote:The "hate-crime hysteria" is being stirred up in preparation for a crackdown on the far-right should it be required.. The controlling class is worried that when they cannot deliver on Brexit there may be discontent and unrest - and that threatens profit.

yet it is mainly the leftists that go on looting sprees when they dont get their own way

Irrelevant - the left won't be the ones whipping up discontent come Brexit disappointment.

The Devil, You Know wrote:http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/its-time-to-shoot-down-the-post-brexit-hate-crime-hysteria/18874#.WAIASSSzBrp

Excellent article!!!

Ziz wrote:

The Devil, You Know wrote:
yet it is mainly the leftists that go on looting sprees when they dont get their own way

Irrelevant - the left won't be the ones whipping up discontent come Brexit disappointment.

The left 'progressives' are doing exactly this as they are bitterly disappointed with the Brexit result.

Tommy Monk wrote:

Ziz wrote:

Irrelevant - the left won't be the ones whipping up discontent come Brexit disappointment.

The left 'progressives' are doing exactly this as they are bitterly disappointed with the Brexit result.

In fact they are remarkably relaxed, that is because in fact they are still in charge - be patient and watch the dreams of the Sunderland massive shatter.

The people have spoken... it is the govts job to abide by the will of the people and deliver!


Article 50 will be declared... we will be leaving the eu...

Tommy Monk wrote:

The people have spoken... it is the govts job to abide by the will of the people and deliver!


Article 50 will be declared... we will be leaving the eu...

Who cares?

In 5 years time the Sunderland massive will still be living in squalor.
The health service will still be in crisis.
The immigrants will still be here.

But keep on believing.

Ziz wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:

The people have spoken... it is the govts job to abide by the will of the people and deliver!


Article 50 will be declared... we will be leaving the eu...

Who cares?

In 5 years time the Sunderland massive will still be living in squalor.
The health service will still be in crisis.
The immigrants will still be here.

But keep on believing.

but we will be able to blame the government of the day for our woes or otherwise, not let them blame the EU.
People like you really do not get what brexit is about

The British people will again have control over our country by the return of sovereignty to our national parliament... rather than the eu telling us what laws/rules we have and what we can/can't do!!!

Tommy Monk wrote:The British people will again have control over our country by the return of sovereignty to our national parliament... rather than the eu telling us what laws/rules we have and what we can/can't do!!!

Great - I hope the Sunderland massive get better council slums because of it.

Tommy Monk wrote:The British people will again have control over our country by the return of sovereignty to our national parliament... rather than the eu telling us what laws/rules we have and what we can/can't do!!!

Fantastic - the NHS has a bright future then.

Ziz wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:The British people will again have control over our country by the return of sovereignty to our national parliament... rather than the eu telling us what laws/rules we have and what we can/can't do!!!

Fantastic - the NHS has a bright future then.

Outside of the EU we decide our own future through democracy...

Tommy Monk wrote:

Ziz wrote:

Fantastic - the NHS has a bright future then.

Outside of the EU we decide our own future through democracy...

Brilliant - give me a shout when the immigrants leave.