All posts tagged "hate crimes"
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LGBTQ fans warned not to “publicly display sexuality” at World Cup in Russia
LGBTQ soccer fans planning to travel to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are being “strongly” warned not to “publicly display sexuality” in public,...
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Hate crimes against trans people nearly tripled in L.A. last year
Overall, hate crimes in California's largest city rose ten percent in 2017
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Texas man sentenced to federal prison for anti-gay hate crime attacks
Chancler Encalade will serve 10 years in prison for taking part in armed robberies and assaults of gay men
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Virginia lawmakers kill hate crime bills even as anti-LGBTQ attacks increase
The Virginia General Assembly has defeated a bevy of bills that deal with bias-motivated crimes, particularly those that target LGBTQ victims, even as the number...
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Celebrities appear in music video calling for end to anti-LGBTQ violence in Brazil
In recent years, Brazil has become a more inhospitable place for LGBTQ people to live
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Justice Department assigns federal prosecutor to assist in Iowa hate crimes case
In an unusual move, the U.S. Department of Justice has assigned a federal prosecutor with experience in prosecuting hate crimes to help with a case...
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Man’s jaw broken in possible anti-gay hate crime in Brooklyn
A gay Brooklyn man has had his jaw broken after trying to break up a fight in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood last week. The 27-year old...
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DC Anti-Violence Project helps LGBTQ hate crime victims
When anti-LGBTQ hate crimes occur in the District, the DC Anti-Violence Project is there to offer support
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Florida man shot to death while defending his gay friends
On Sunday, a 22-year old man was shot to death in Florida after he defended his friends from an attacker who was shouting about how...
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Two men attack transgender woman on Staten Island
Two men face hate crime charges after they were arrested for beating up a transgender woman in Staten Island’s Stapleton neighborhood. Police say Tapharia Jones, 24,...
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NYPD still searching for suspect in Chelsea anti-gay assault
New York City police are still searching for a man accused of punching a disabled man with a pro-LGBTQ sticker on his walker in the...
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Transgender woman killed in Lynchburg
Ebony Morgan becomes the 15th transgender person of color to be violently killed this year
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North Carolina man working out plea deal over Key West hate crime
The man accused of driving his rented scooter into the back of a bicyclist while yelling anti-gay epithets and telling him, “You’re in Trump country now!” is working...
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Mississippi man sentenced to 49 years in prison for murdering transgender girlfriend
A Mississippi man who is a member of the Latin Kings gang has been sentenced to 49 years in prison for killing his former girlfriend because she...
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North Carolina man charged in Key West hate crime
A North Carolina man has been arrested and released on bail as he faces charges related to a suspected anti-gay hate crime that took place...
