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H.R.3708 No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act
Strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (119th Congress)
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FBI documents anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes roughly doubled (2020-2023); Matthew Shepard Act (18 USC 249) provides framework.
18 U.S.C. § 249 — Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
- FBI UCR (2023): 20.7% of hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity bias
- FBI: anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes roughly doubled from 2020 to 2023 (~1,287 to ~2,900 incidents); sexual orientation bias incidents increased from 1,051 to 2,402
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime prevention. FBI data documents a ~23% increase in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes, and enhanced protections are consistent with the Matthew Shepard Act framework.