Some people justify their hatred of Muslims by telling themselves that Islam seeks to oppress women & gays. Campaigns for women's & gay liberation might feed into this narrative. This would not make feminists and/or Peter Tatchell responsible for any uptick in violence.
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Ophelia Benson & I talk about this general point at length in our book "Does God Hate Women?", in the context of the claim that proselytising atheism can feed into narratives that are causally linked to an uptick in violence against religious people.
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