Archive for the ‘Hate Crimes’ Category
Friday, September 19th, 2008
My attention was drawn to an article from a Kansas TV station this morning while browsing The Washington Blade's website. A teen in a small town of about 800 people was severely beaten inside his home by a classmate who had heard rumors he was gay. The rumor was false. ...
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Yeah... a once Raleigh native told Washington, D.C.'s Metroweekly magazine that he felt safer in Raleigh, as well as in Boston:
At the same time, Mark Hayes, another local gay man, was finding himself similarly fed up. While Perry is a Washington native, Hayes came to the District about five years ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
With more composure than I could probably muster, Ellen reminds her viewers that something is terribly wrong. "It starts with jokes, becomes verbal abuse, becomes physical abuse and then Brandon kills his fellow eighth grade classmate just because Larry is gay."
Thanks NG for the tip.
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding the memorials planned for openly gay, 15-year-old hate crime murder victim Lawrence King:
“I was deeply saddened by the recent death of 15-year-old Lawrence King who was killed at his school in Oxnard , CA . No one should face ...
Posted in Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Hate Crimes, LGBT Youth, Politics, United States, Western U.S. | 1 Comment »
Friday, February 15th, 2008
The issue is too emotional for me to say anything worthwhile... I guess this is what is meant when it is said, "their blood shall be upon them."
OXNARD, VENTURA COUNTY
Boy, 14, charged with murder, hate crime
Police say he shot classmate -he'll be tried as an adult
Associated Press
Friday, February 15, 2008
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
ClickOn Detroit:
Police: Body Of Cross-Dressing Prostitute Found
POSTED: 11:58 am EST February 4, 2008
UPDATED: 12:36 pm EST February 4, 2008
DETROIT -- Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body found on Ellery Road near Canfield Road in Detroit on Monday.
Police said the victim was a man dressed in women's clothing ...
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
There are some interesting civil rights situations happening across the pond.
In England a debate has erupted over a "hate speech" law that was recently expanded to include prohibitions against inciting violence against others, based on sexual orientation or gender-identity. The law has been around for centuries, originally including prohibitions against ...
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
A Michigan gay journalist received a threat from a religious, right-wing terrorist organization on September 11, 2007. The letter to Todd Heywood used religious language and an analogy inclusive of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
The group, the Army of God, is the same group which once counted as a member Eric ...
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Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Right-wing Christians held a press conference today, blasting Senate Bill 1105, known as the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act.
Watch the video... and promptly run to the nearest trash can or toilet for the ensuing vomit:
The video comes from Right Wing Watch, which states in the same post:
Yesterday, a ...
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
The Radical Right has been pumping its base with falsities and lies regarding hate crimes legislation for years.
This year, the propaganda machine has been working overtime as the U.S. House passed its version of hate crimes legislation and the U.S. Senate prepares to hear its version, aptly named the Matthew ...
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