All posts tagged "hate crimes"
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Teen Charged in Anti-Gay Dating App Ambush
Police say five people beat a man lured to a Missouri park. The charged 18-year-old's attorney says his client was misidentified.
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Two Men Beaten in Suspected Anti-Gay Attack in Manhattan
The men were punched and kicked while their assailants shouted homophobic slurs, according to New York City police.
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Trans Couple Charged After Being Beaten by Mob Over Restroom Use
Their alleged attackers have not been arrested, while officials in Louisiana's Bossier Parish moved to criminalize transgender restroom use.
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Pig Heads and Blood Left Outside LGBTQ-Friendly Kyiv Salon
GxBar, which has publicly supported LGBTQ equality, has faced repeated vandalism over the past several months.
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Man Gets 7 Years for Shooting, Paralyzing LGBTQ Neighbor
Tyler Getchell pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter after shooting Kyle McFarlane in the back during a dispute over alleged trespassing.
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Man Charged with Hate Crime in Belt Attack on 12-Year-Old
Police say the man shouted anti-gay slurs before allegedly whipping the boy with a belt near a Manhattan playground.
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Man Faces Federal Charges for Threatening Lubbock Pride Event
Michael Thompson allegedly posted comments about "target practice" in response to a Facebook post promoting Lubbock Pride Fest 2026.
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LGBTQ Organizer Assaulted with Flagpole at Pride Event
Sara Buxton says a shirtless man struck her with a flagpole while hurling homophobic slurs at a North Carolina Pride event.
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Idaho Gay Couple Suffers Injuries in Alleged Anti-Gay Attack
Police in Idaho have arrested a man accused of assaulting a gay couple in what appears to have been an unprovoked, homophobic attack.
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Report Ranks Safest and Least Safe States for LGBTQ Residents
Nevada ranked as the safest state for LGBTQ residents in a new SafeHome.org report, while Washington, D.C., ranked second-to-last.
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Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Pride Flags
Niehaus admitted to setting Pride flags outside homes ablaze in several Cincinnati neighborhoods last summer.
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Ohio’s Proposed Hate Crime Law Might Not Protect LGBTQ People
A bipartisan bill would create Ohio’s first hate crime statute but omits protections for LGBTQ people and excludes transgender victims.
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North Carolina Man Gets 3 Years for Cyberstalking Gay Men
David Ryan Winters targeted victims for nearly a decade, threatening violence and even invoking the Pulse nightclub massacre.
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LGBTQ TikTok Influencer Beaten to Death in Thai Forest
Ko Tin Zaw Htwe was found dead with severe facial injuries in a remote forest near the Thai-Myanmar border.
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Anti-LGBTQ Incidents Spiked Nationwide in 2025
GLAAD tracked more than 1,000 incidents across nearly every state, with sharp increases during Pride Month.
