Met steps up to tackle homophobia and transphobia
The Metropolitan Police Service will today, Wednesday 17 May, be supporting the world’s largest anti-homophobia and anti-transphobia day.
Special police service events and community activities will form part of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), helping to celebrate diversity across London communities and raise awareness in tackling hate crime.
IDAHOT is celebrated in over 130 countries worldwide where people come together to celebrate gender and sexual diversity and raise awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights. IDAHOT 2017 will address this year’s theme of families.
Commander Mak Chishty, the Met’s lead on hate crime, said: “The Met is proud to once again be supporting IDAHOT day. We are aware that hate crime is under reported and hope during this year’s IDAHOT day we can raise awareness of our commitment to help victims of hate crime.
“We are always seeking ways to increase reporting and work with a number of third party reporting sites, so that victims who would otherwise feel unable to approach police direct can report crime to non-police organisations and individuals.”
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