Pattern of severe of anti-LGBT violence increases nationwide
The Hate Crimes Bill has provided an excellent summary of a new report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs showing anti-LGBT violence has been on the rise since the murder of Lawrence...
View ArticleDecorated Sailor Charged with the Murder of Gay Sailor August Provost
August Provost pic on his MySpace page San Diego, CA – The U.S. Navy says that a decorated petty officer has been charged with murder and other offenses in the June 30 slaying of gay Seaman August...
View ArticleBad Hombres: Arrests in Possible Anti-LGBT Violence in West Texas
Brewster County, TX – Two men have been arrested and charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 19-year-old man in Terlingua, Texas on Sunday, December 6 in what is unfolding into a possible...
View ArticleLesbian Couple’s Home Burned In Hate Crime
Vonore, Tennessee – The home of a Monroe County, Tennessee lesbian couple was burned to the ground and their garage defaced by anti-gay graffiti in what is believed to be a hate crime. On Saturday,...
View ArticleGay Georgian Nearly Roasted Alive As He Slept
Carrollton, Georgia – A 43-year-old, disabled gay man was targeted by arsonists as he slept in his bedroom. Christopher Staples, affectionately called “Brother” by acquaintances in this Appalachian...
View ArticleNC Gay Couple Harassed for a Year, Then Burned Out of Home
WRAL photo and graphic Clayton, NC – A gay couple anonymously hiding in a motel out of fear for their safety, were burned out of house and home on Friday. Neighbors say the gay men suffered at least...
View ArticleEight Horses Burned Alive in Ohio Anti-LGBT Hate Crime
Ruins of the barn where eight horses perished in flames (Advocate photo). McConnelsville, Ohio – Eight quarter horses, one of them a week-old foal, perished in a barn fire on Monday in what a fire...
View ArticleDetroit Trans Teen’s Remains Found Burned Near Interstate
Michele "Shelley" Hilliard, 19, had to be ID'ed by a tattoo on her upper arm. Detroit, Michigan – The charred torso of a missing teen transwoman of color was identified this week in the Wayne County...
View ArticleGay Affirming Ohio Church Burned to the Ground: A Hate Crime?
Ruins of South Bloomingville Christian Church. Was the arson a hate crime against a gay-friendly church? South Bloomingville, Ohio – Arson investigators are keeping mum about the motive for the...
View ArticleFresno Drag Queens Targeted in Arson Attack by Bible-Verse-Spouter; Anti-Gay...
Two gay drag artists, Brandon Jackson (l) and Chris Ruiz (r) show the charred remnants of their SUV to reporters. Hate crime is suspected. Fresno, California – Two gay men well-known in Fresno as drag...
View ArticleRainbow Flag Burning in Omaha: Hate Crime, Stupid Mistake, or Both?
Lesbian spouses Ariann Anderson and Jess Meadows-Anderson speak with WOWT 6 reporter about their brush with hatred and flag burning in their quiet Omaha neighborhood. Omaha, Nebraska – A 23-year-old...
View ArticleHate Is In The Air: The Awful Cost of Demonizing LGBT People
Hate Crime Arson in Florida is one symptom of growing violence against the LGBT community. Sarasota, Florida – The Associated Press carried this headline at 2 a.m. on September 11: Investigators Search...
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