legal
basis of their sexuality,” Mr Jack Straw harassment. This could result in a
told MPs lastyear, when the changes warning, caution or charge. If you think
were first proposed. Mr Straw also you are the victim of harassment, keep
added that he would consider similar a record of incidents such as hate mail,
protections for trans and disabled phone calls, texts, emails or graffiti.
people.
If you are in an emergency, call 999 and
EVObQO\g]cR]- get any medical attention required. If you
 are able to, take photos of any visible
If you think that anyone is inciting injuries or damage to property, and take
homophobic hate crime, you can details of witnesses. If the police come
contact the police. The Metropolitan to the scene, get their numbers and
Police Service has LGBT liaison officers names, write down as much details as
in every borough to assist LGBT people possible and keep any evidence safe.
living, working or visiting London. There Tell the police you want your report
are also self-reporting forms on the recorded as a homophobic hate crime
website www.report-it.org.uk. You can and get a crime reference number.
also contact Galop, an organisation
that will report crime on your behalf. The Crown Prosecution Service has
Galop is London’s lesbian, gay, bisexual issued statistics showing that
and transgender (LGBT) community prosecutions for homophobic hate
safety charity. It gives advice and support crimes increased by 168 per cent in the
to those affected by homophobic and past two years. This is good and bad
useful information
transphobic violence or hate crime. news: good news that the police are
prosecuting but bad news that it is
There are already laws that cover hate happening in the first place. Report it/www.report-it.org.uk Nicola Hill is co-founder
crime itself. This can be physical or verbal of www.gay-friendly-
abuse, such as name calling, violence, Campaigners hope that the new law Galop/www.galop.org.uk wedding-venues.com
sexual abuse or rape, which is motivated banning incitement to hatred will and is the author of
by homophobia. Repeated insults from curtail actual hate crime. Let’s hope this Peter Tatchell/www.petertatchell.net A Very Pink Wedding.
the same person can be considered is the case.
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