Recently released FBI data shows a large jump in the number of  anti-gay hate crimes reported in 2008, which increased by approximately 11 percent.

According to the same data, a third of the hate crimes reported involve coercion, while the other two-thirds are comprised of vandalism and violence.

The FBI warned that the reason behind this trend may be that a larger number of institutions are taking the initiative to report these incidences. In that case, the data might not reflect an actual rise in such crimes.

Read the entire story here.

-Zachary Culler