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OPINION - London feels unsafe for LGBTQ people like me now

Source: Afshin Feiz

I’m not being funny but… what is going on with crime at the moment? As every day goes by I am hearing more and more horrific reports from people, whether it’s muggings in Soho or hate crimes against (my) LGBTQ+ community.

I’d like to talk about this a little today. The Standard published an insightful article just over a month ago. This stated that in the past year alone, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that’ll rise further this

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