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Anti-LGBTQ Violence in Wisconsin

Anti-LGBTQ violence remains common in Wisconsin and across the country. According to the FBI, there have been at least 60 hate crimes targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Wisconsinites in the last decade. Like violence against all communities, these hate crimes are likely underreported.

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Read more about Andrew Nesbitt and his brother’s work against LGBT Rights:https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2022/10/18/intimidation-harassment-wisconsin-lgbtq-community-rising/7950031001/

Read more about Chyna Long: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/13/black-transgender-woman-shot-and-killed-in-milwaukee-sunday/71174165007/

Read more about Cashay Henderson: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/06/neenah-man-charged-in-milwaukee-homicide-of-cashay-henderson/69975920007/

Read more about Regina Allen: https://www.hrc.org/news/honoring-regina-mya-allen-black-transgender-woman-and-activist-killed-in-milwaukee

Read more about Brazil Johnson: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2022/06/29/black-transgender-woman-brazil-johnson-murdered-milwaukee/7747330001/

Read more on Elroy Schulz and the Battle for Juneau Park in the 1960s: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2017/04/14/out-look-the-battle-for-juneau-park/


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Stand Up to Hate
A Mission for Wisconsin

Stand Up to Hate draws on real stories from across Wisconsin to educate Wisconsites about hate and hate crimes in our state. Wisconsin Humanities believes that stories and history have the power to to help people better understand their own communities and imagine possibilities for progress and change.

This project was spearheaded by Community Powered with UW-Extension’s division of Positive Youth Development and We Are Many-United Against Hate. It was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities’ United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture initiative.

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