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GLAAD Responds to 2024 FBI Hate Crime Statistics: Latest Figures Show Shocking Rise in Anti-LGBTQ Activity

NEW YORK, NY (August 6, 2025) – GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to the FBI's newly released 2024 Hate Crime Statistics Report showing a sharp uptick in crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

In 2024, the FBI tracked 2,805 single-bias anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in the U.S., including 2,278 targeting victims over their sexual orientation and 527 targeting victims over their gender identity. In 2023, the FBI tracked 2,575 anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, showing a nearly 9% increase in all anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in 2024. Hate crimes specifically relating to sexual orientation increased by 8%, and hate crimes relating to gender identity increased by 12%.

These numbers reflect a reality familiar to LGBTQ Americans and track with GLAAD's ALERT Desk findings, which tracked 932 anti-LGBTQ incidents occurring across the U.S. last year. This is the equivalent of 2.5 incidents every day. Over 50% of all incidents were specifically targeting transgender and gender nonconforming people, corresponding with the rise in anti-trans rhetoric and policy nationally.

The FBI's latest hate crime statistics hit their second-largest overall total since Congress mandated hate crime data collection in 1990. Black Americans and Jewish Americans were most frequently targeted, followed by LGBTQ Americans.

The FBI follows strict standards for what it considers to be a hate crime under its Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program guidelines. Certain types of hateful incidents, like flyer campaigns by hate groups or online harassment and doxxing, may not meet the UCR's hate crime definitions. The UCR Program also only includes incidents actually reported to law enforcement. LGBTQ people, as well as others in marginalized groups, have historically been hesitant to report hate crimes to law enforcement, especially due to concerns around forced outing, retaliation, harassment and police brutality.

"The rise in anti-LGBTQ hate crimes is appalling and must lead to immediate action," said Sarah Moore, who leads GLAAD's ALERT Desk. "We demand the right to live and love, safely and freely. Not just for the sake of LGBTQ Americans, but so that all marginalized communities can prosper, from Black and Brown Americans, to Muslim, Jewish and Sikh people of faith, to the disabled community and immigrants, and to the many others targeted by extremists in the U.S."

"FBI hate crime statistics are vital to understand how the federal government tracks and combats bias-motivated crimes — but these numbers will never tell the full story. We must continue to hear and uplift the voices of local LGBTQ leaders and our community partners to mitigate violence against all communities. Together, we can push back on hate for good."

If you have witnessed or experienced an anti-LGBTQ hate crime, you can report it to GLAAD's ALERT Desk online: glaad.org/antilgbtqextremismreportingtracker/#reportincident.

HRC Reacts to Recent FBI Report Showing Rise in Anti-LGBTQ+ Crime

WASHINGTON, DC (August 5, 2025) — The latest annual crime report from the FBI highlights once again that while overall violent crime in the U.S. continues to decline, hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community remain alarmingly high.

In 2024, according to FBI data submitted by local jurisdictions, attacks based on a victim's sexual orientation made up 17.2% of all hate crimes, and 4% were based on gender identity.

"The FBI's 2024 hate crime data has revealed a national emergency hiding in plain sight," said Kelley Robinson, Human Rights Campaign president. "Everyone deserves to be safe in this country and have the chance to thrive. But anti-equality politicians continue to spread lies about LGBTQ+ people, trying to push us out of more and more corners of society."

"Those smears come with a cost," Robinson said. "The FBI has exposed a chilling reality: Our community remains a target of violence — and that is unacceptable. LGBTQ+ people, just like everyone else, should be free to live our lives, pursue our careers and education, build our homes and pursue our American Dreams, without the threat of violence hanging over our heads. This FBI data is clear: We need more support from our political leaders, not animosity and attacks that seek to demonize us."

The FBI's report noted that there were 1,950 recorded incidents relating to an alleged victim's sexual orientation in 2024 and 463 relating to an alleged victim's gender identity. Race/ethnicity motivated hate crimes remained the largest category, making up 51.8% of all hate crimes. Hate crimes based on religion were second, just ahead of sexual orientation.

The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ+ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.

70% Say Pride Merchandise Has Positive or No Impact on Their Buying Decisions

New York, NY (May 22, 2025) – GLAAD released results of a survey conducted by Ipsos using the probability-based KnowledgePanel that examined consumer sentiment regarding corporate engagement with LGBTQ communities and Pride Month. The survey also sought consumer opinion on core corporate values and on chief executives' obligations to shareholders on issues that matter.

Among the key findings: 70% of Americans say knowing a brand/store offers LGBTQ Pride collections or merchandise either has a positive impact or no impact on their purchasing decisions. 71% of Americans agree brands and companies should be able to show support to the LGBTQ community during Pride Month if they want to. 64% of Black Americans, 55% of Hispanic Americans, and 60% of those ages 18–34 say they are comfortable with brands publicly supporting LGBTQ organizations and nonprofits. 81% believe freedom means we all should be able to believe and behave as we choose, as long as it isn't hurting anyone else. 74% believe companies should care about their bottom lines more than politics.

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"Support for LGBTQ people and employees remains a business imperative that bonds companies to consumers and unites our country." — Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD

"Support for LGBTQ people and employees remains a business imperative that bonds companies to consumers and unites our country," said Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD. "Companies and leaders must listen to consumers who are demanding that brands prioritize values of freedom, inclusion and growth over rank politics. With LGBTQ, Black and Hispanic consumers growing exponentially, companies that bow to opponents of inclusion will miss out on key growth segments."

According to Gallup, the percentage of LGBTQ Americans is up over 160% since 2012. According to Pew Research, the number of Black Americans is up 33% since 2000 and the number of Hispanic Americans is up 85%.

In 2022, the purchasing power of LGBTQ consumers was estimated to be $1.4 trillion. The purchasing power of Black consumers is estimated to reach $1.7 trillion by 2030.

HRC Launches Nationwide "American Dreams Tour" to Elevate LGBTQ+ Voices

WASHINGTON, DC (July 29, 2025) — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced the launch of the American Dreams Tour: Equality Across America — a bold, nationwide initiative to spotlight LGBTQ+ resilience, resistance and joy at a time of rising political attacks and cultural erasure. Beginning in July in Columbus, Ohio, and running through November 2025, the tour will travel to cities and towns across the country to celebrate the communities pushing back against hate and fighting for a future of equality for all.

The American Dreams Tour comes amid an unprecedented wave of attacks against LGBTQ+ people — from bans on gender-affirming care and curriculum censorship to anti-trans legislation and HIV funding cuts.

"The American dream has never belonged to just one kind of person," said Kelley Robinson, president of the HRC and HRC Foundation. "It's been built by people who dared to demand more — by women who marched, by workers who organized, by Black folks who bled for freedom, and by LGBTQ+ people who refused to disappear. And every time this country tried to erase us, we rebuilt something stronger — with our stories, our truth, and our refusal to be silent."

"When people know who we really are, everything changes. This tour is about reclaiming that legacy. We're traveling to the places where harm is happening — and where hope is rising. We're showing up for communities who've been told they don't belong and reminding them, and the country, that they are the American dream."

The tour coincides with the launch of HRC's "One Million Voices for Equality," a nationwide campaign to engage 1 million LGBTQ+ people and allies and put a renewed focus on one of the most powerful tools we have for changing hearts, minds, and policies: our personal stories. This initiative will be deeply embedded within the American Dreams Tour, and each stop will feature training by HRC Foundation's "Voices for Equality" storytelling program.

The American Dreams Tour will anchor in six major cities, with rural and suburban activations woven throughout: Columbus, OH (July 30–31); Las Vegas, NV (August 23); Washington, DC (September 13); Dallas, TX (September 19–20); Atlanta, GA (October 11–12); and Nashville, TN (October 15–16).

Go for the Greens: Success Through Synergy — Together We Thrive in 2025!

The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto — venue for the Go for the Greens 2025 annual retreat, September 25–27.

Go for the Greens is hosting its annual retreat September 25–27, 2025, in Toronto, Canada, at the Aga Khan Museum. The theme: Success Through Synergy — Together We Thrive in 2025.

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The retreat brings together LGBTQ+ business owners, corporate allies, and community leaders for three days of networking, professional development, and strategic collaboration. Attendees come from across the U.S. and Canada to build relationships that translate into real business opportunities.

Attendees engage in roundtable discussions at the Go for the Greens annual retreat.

Go for the Greens participants gather for a group photo at their annual retreat.

Go for the Greens: Success Through Synergy — Together We Thrive in 2025!

Top Sponsors

Go for the Greens 2025 top sponsors: Alliance One Management Consulting, bFortner Enterprises, CHEP, IPM, Southwest Airlines, UPS, and the Government of Canada Trade Commissioner Service.

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