Thread by @11thHour

#THREAD: The horrific shooting at Club Q comes amid a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and hate speech. LGBTQ+ people face higher risk of becoming victims of gun violence.

Keep reading to see the statistics⬇️

LGBTQ+ people are more than twice as likely to be a victim of gun violence than their cisgender and straight peers.

SOURCE: sandyhookpromise.org/blog/news/fact…

Nearly 20% of all hate crimes are motivated by sexual orientation and / or gender identity bias.

SOURCE: sandyhookpromise.org/blog/news/fact…

Nearly 8 in 10 homicides of Black trans women are by a gun.

SOURCE: sandyhookpromise.org/blog/news/fact…

16% of gay and lesbian youth have been threatened or injured with a weapon on school property, compared to 7% of straight youth. More than 10% of bisexual youth have been threatened or injured with a weapon at school.

SOURCE: sandyhookpromise.org/blog/news/fact…

In 2019, there was a 43% rise in anti-LGBTQ hate groups.

SOURCE: lwv.org/blog/why-gun-s…

.@oneunderscore__ , @tracy_walder, and Nadine Bridges of @One_Colorado join us tonight for our continued coverage of the Colorado Springs shooting. Tune in #11thHour