#ScousePride: Fears rise in homophobic hate crimes in Merseyside just the tip of the iceberg
Reports to Police have gone up by almost half since 2017
Last updated 4th Aug 2021
As the number of hate crimes against the LGBTQ community rises across Merseyside, there are fears many more could be suffering in silence.
In the past four years reports of homophobic or transphobic abuse to Police have gone up by almost half.
It follows several high profile attacks in the city centre, sparking our message that Liverpool is No Place For Hate.
Chris Porter is a counsellor at the Young Persons Advisory Group :
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