The gay rights movement, of course, is no stranger to the fear of violence. “I sincerely believe that this is following a trend, that we often see an uptick during presidential elections — particularly when the vitriol increases about our community,” said Lorri L. Jean, who runs the Los Angeles L.G.B.T. In Los Angeles, also in March, a gay man was murdered by his father; amid debate over what role the victim’s sexual orientation played, Ms. Jean said, his sisters asked the Los Angeles L.G.B.T. “This is particularly horrible for us in the gay community because this was a gay club,” he said. PhotoOfficials at the Human Rights Campaign said they had been struck by a recent spate of highly publicized assaults against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

Source: New York Times June 13, 2016 01:10 UTC