LGBT People Were Already the Most Frequent Targets of Hate Crimes Before the Orlando Shooting

''LGBT people were already the most likely group of Americans to be targeted for hate crimes, according to a new analysis by the New York Times. This was the case well before the massacre in a gay Orlando nightclub this week.

The analysis breaks down grim statistics from a number of recent reports: In 2014, LGBT people were the target of hate crimes more than anyone else — twice as often as African-Americans, and surpassing Jewish-Americans. Of 5,462 single-bias hate crimes in that same year, nearly one-fifth were based on sexual orientation or perceived orientation...''

by Catie L'Heureux