Everyone deserves to feel safe in their own communities, and have the freedom to be themselves. But right now trans lives are under attack. We have just released a ground-breaking new report showing that anti-trans hate (experiences of abuse, harassment, and violence) is escalating rapidly.

Sign the petition to call on your MP to take swift and decisive action to curb extremism and protect our communities from hate. If we show a united, and urgent call for action then we can put real pressure on our leaders to act.

What we are calling for:

1. Introduce Federal and State anti-vilification laws to protect the entire LGBTQIA+ community from abuse, harassment, vilification and violence
2. Work together with social media companies to stop the spread of anti-trans disinformation and anti-LGBTQIA+ hate groups
3. Strengthen media regulations to ensure greater accountability for news outlets that promote anti-trans disinformation
4. Investigate community-led interventions to curb anti-LGBTQIA+ extremism and de-radicalisation approaches
5. Provide funding for research into the causes and impacts of anti-trans abuse, harassment, vilification and violence and strategies for addressing them

“Fuelling Hate” is the largest ever investigation into anti-trans hate in Australia, compiling data from over 3099 survey responses, including 1309 responses from people in the trans and gender diverse community.

The results show that anti-trans abuse, harassment, and violence in Australia is widespread and is escalating rapidly.

This report is a collaboration between the Victorian Pride Lobby and the Trans Justice Project, written and researched by Hiero Badge.

• 94.55% of all participants (2930) indicated that they had seen online anti-trans abuse, harassment or vilification in the last year.
• 49.20% (644) of trans participants had experienced online anti-trans abuse, harassment or vilification in the last 12 months.
• 47.90% of trans participants reported experiencing in-person anti-trans abuse, harassment or vilification in the last 12 months.

• 34.22% of trans participants said they had experienced more or significantly more in-person anti-trans hate compared to 2020.
• 40.03% of trans participants experienced more or significantly more online anti-trans hate compared to 2020.

• 23.61% of trans participants reported more or significantly more anti-trans in-person hate in the two months leading up to the survey compared to the start of the year.
• 31.17% of trans participants experienced more or significantly more online anti-trans hate in the two months preceding the survey compared to the start of the year.

• 15.97% of trans participants had experienced anti-trans violence in the last 12 months.