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GLAAD Reports 1,042 Anti-LGBTQ+ Incidents in 2025, With Pride-Month Spike and Trans People Most Targeted

GLAAD links the rise to a polarized political climate that coincided with a June surge, disproportionately harming trans people.

Overview

  • The ALERT Desk logged incidents across 47 states and Washington, D.C., a five percent increase from 984 cases in 2024.
  • Recorded cases included 128 acts of vandalism, 76 assaults, 22 threats of mass violence, and 15 arson attempts.
  • More than half of all incidents specifically targeted transgender and gender-nonconforming people, totaling 532 cases and rising ten percent year over year.
  • June 2025 saw 268 incidents, compared with 54 in June 2022, representing a nearly 400 percent increase during Pride month.
  • Advocates highlighted a concurrent legislative push, with the ACLU counting an estimated 616 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in 2025, and GLAAD urged leaders and the public to reject escalating anti-LGBTQ+ hate.