
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 7, 1991                   TAG: 9103070096
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short

GAY VIOLENCE REPORT SHOWS 42 PERCENT RISE

Reports of anti-gay violence and harassment jumped dramatically last year in six major cities, a trend attributed Wednesday in part to the growing visibility of homosexuals in American society.

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force collected 1990 statistics from gay service organizations in six metropolitan areas. It found an average 42 percent increase, compared with 1989, in reported incidents, ranging from verbal assaults to arson, police abuse and murder.

The cities studied were New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis-St. Paul. - Associated Press

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