Abuse occurs in one of four relationships, queer or straight in this country.
At least 30,000 lesbians and 500,000 gay men are abused by their lovers.
Nationwide, 2,475 people were victimized by anti-gay violence, up 10 percent from 2,249 in 1999.
-- Attacks resulting in serious injury throughout the country were down 41 percent, from 363 in 1999 to 215 last year, while assaults in general rose 60 percent from 90 to 145.
-- One in six attacks nationwide were against transgender people.
-- Of the 415 incidents reported in Northern California, 271 occurred in San Francisco, while 144 were scattered across Northern California.
-- U.S. murders motivated by anti-gay hate were down 43 percent, from 28 in 1999 to 16 in 2000.
-- San Mateo County accounted for most incidents outside San Francisco -- with 11, followed by 10 in Alameda County, seven in Contra Costa County and five in Stanislaus County.
Hate Crimes Laws That Include "Sexual Orientation":
22 States plus the
District of Columbia:
- Arizona
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
**Last updated July 1999
Hate Crimes LawsThat Exclude Sexual Orientation":
20 States:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas*
- Utah*
- Virginia
- West Virginia
*The Texas statute refers to victims selected "because of the defendant's bias or prejudice against a person or group," and the Utah statute ties penalties for hate crimes to violation of the victim's constitutional or civil rights.
No Hate Crimes Laws for Anyone:
8 States:
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Kansas
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Wyoming