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Say hello to Galop’s Squidgies. They’re cute, friendly, and they need your help to end hate.

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Hate Hurts All of Us tote bag
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LGBT+ Squidgies t-shirt
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Trans+ Squidgy t-shirt
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Yellow Squidgy t-shirt
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Purple Squidgy t-shirt
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Hate Hurts t-shirt
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ANTI-LGBT+ HATE IS RISING, AND IT HARMS ALL OF US
These skewed algorithms are causing “unquantifiable damage” by openly promoting the abuse of women.
The University of Dublin found that social media platforms are bombarding teenage boys with toxic misogynistic content within 23 minutes of creating an account.
Between 2023 – 2024, Galop saw a 100% increase in LGBT+ people accessing help for Hate Crime
Gender-based hate towards women and girls has terrifying real-life consequences. It’s also at the root of escalating violence against the LGBT+ community.

At some point in our lives, all of us experience some form of hate.

Maybe at school, or in the workplace. In a public space, or online. The hatred might come from an individual, or a group. From a stranger, or someone you know.

Hate tells us that we’re not enough, or that we’re too much. It tells us there’s something wrong with us, and to hide who we are. It tells us to be ashamed. It makes us feel alone and powerless.  

Hate hurts. It’s damaging. And sometimes, it can be deadly.

Oppressive beliefs about gender and sexuality set impossible standards which are damaging to everyone. They dictate how we’re meant to behave, how we’re meant to look, what we can and can’t wear, and what we can and can’t do. They tell us who we can and can’t be, and who we’re allowed to love.

And anyone who doesn’t meet these expectations could be a target for hate and abuse.

But the rising hate against LGBT+ people isn’t inevitable.
We can challenge it, together.


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About Galop
Galop is the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity. We work with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence.

Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. We specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, honour-based abuse, forced marriage, so-called conversion therapies, and other forms of interpersonal abuse. We are a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of our community are at the centre of what we do.
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