A three-fold spike in reported hate crimes against LGBT people in a San Francisco county is being blamed on the fallout from the gay marriage debate in California. More than half the hate crimes reported in the county south of San Francisco were directed at the LGBT community, reports 365gay.com. "My belief from having done this work for many years is that surges in types of hate incidents are linked to the headlines and controversies of the day," explains Deputy District Attorney Jay Boyarsky. "Marriage equality and Proposition 8 have been in the news, and we have seen an increase in gay-bashing."
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News Staff
First published: Tuesday, 17th March 2009 - 10:43am