Reports of hate crimes against trans people jump 42%, spike month of Posie Parker visit
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Team GayNZ:
The number of hate crimes motivated by gender identity almost doubled between 2022 and 2023.
New data released to RNZ under the Official Information Act shows there were 229 incidents of hate motivated by gender identity reported in 2023 compared with 161 in 2022, a 42 percent increase.