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Is NYC safe for the LGBT community? Jennifer M Wolfinger Critical Thinking Mrs. Dunston

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Shady Corners, Is New York City dangerous for gays and lesbians, by Eliza Shapiro. This article is concerning the safety of the gay and lesbian community in New York City. The Stonewall INN, in 1969 gave birth to the gay-rights movement. There has been a disturbing rise in deadly anti-LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) hate crimes. Not only in New York City but all over the world. New York City was considered to be for a long time the safe haven for the gay community. The violence against the LGBT community has been on the rise for the past three years. These crimes have been becoming more and more violent. What are the issues and conclusions? The issue in this case is pretty obvious, the safety of the LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) communities. The article Shady Corners, just focuses on New York City. Throughout the United States there is a lot of hatred for the LGBT communities. With it being 2013, there still is too much discrimination for the LGBT. Not just in New York, but in all of the United States. When someone of the LGBT community get hurt or is killed by someone because of their choice of sexuality: is called a hate crime. In New York City there has been a “disturbing rise in deadly anti-LGBT hate crimes, both in New York City and nationally.” (Shady Corners, Eliza Shapiro) In 2011, the FBI had found that antigay hate crimes were the second-most prevalent type of hate crime, after crimes based on race. When it comes to discrimination against people of other race and ethnicities, for people with a different sexual orientation other than what we are used to, the rates are increasing drastically. 87 percent of the victims of the anti-LGBT homicides were people of color and 40