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1 day ago
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His brutal attack left a gay elder in a coma. Now he's facing hate crime charges. - LGBTQ Nation

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1 day ago
LGBT

His brutal attack left a gay elder in a coma. Now he's facing hate crime charges. - LGBTQ Nation

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Man who mowed down London pedestrians on Christmas Day convicted of murder

Anthony Gilheaney, 31, was drunk and when he mounted the pavement with his Mercedes and repeatedly targeted people to run over. He was convicted of the murder of Aiden Chapman, 25, who suffered catastrophic brain injuries after being struck by Gilheaney's car. A couple on their way home from midnight mass were also attacked in the early hours of Christmas Day 2024 in London's West End.
London
fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago

Daily newsletter 12/18

➡️ Reactions are still coming in for President Trump's prime time address to the nation last night, including his usual "transgender for everybody" talking point. We've got the rundown for you. Plus, we examine the complicated political views of Charlie Kirk's accused killer as he appears in court, another city in Texas is being ordered to remove rainbow crosswalks, and a Sacramento man is comatose after a suspected hate crime.
US politics
#antisemitism
fromFox News
2 days ago
US news

Jewish stabbing victim Elias Rosner speaks out after Brooklyn attack: 'I believe in standing up to bullies'

fromwww.cbc.ca
4 days ago
Toronto

Man charged with promoting hate after handing out antisemitic flyers, police say | CBC News

New York City
fromYahoo News
4 days ago

Duo grabbed and threatened in hate-fueled attack on Brooklyn train

Two men were grabbed and threatened with anti-Jewish rhetoric on a Brooklyn No. 3 subway train; no injuries, and the NYPD is investigating.
New York City
fromNew York Post
4 days ago

Video shows disturbing antisemitic attack on NYC subways: 'F-k the Jews'

Two attackers threatened to kill and grabbed a Jewish man on a Brooklyn subway in an antisemitic assault against a group returning from Hanukkah.
fromFox News
2 days ago
US news

Jewish stabbing victim Elias Rosner speaks out after Brooklyn attack: 'I believe in standing up to bullies'

fromwww.cbc.ca
4 days ago
Toronto

Man charged with promoting hate after handing out antisemitic flyers, police say | CBC News

UK politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 days ago

Israel-Gaza conflict fuels hate crime on London's public transport

Hate crimes on London's public transport surged after late 2023, driven largely by international conflicts, remaining above pre‑October 2023 levels despite recent declines.
fromProspect Heights-Crown Heights, NY Patch
3 days ago

Man Stabbed In Antisemitic Hate Crime In Brooklyn; Suspect At Large, NYPD Says

BROOKLYN, NY - Police are investigating a possible antisemitic assault after a Jewish man was stabbed on a Brooklyn street corner Tuesday afternoon, and are searching for a suspect who fled the scene. Police said the 35-year-old victim was involved in what appeared to be a random verbal altercation with another man around 4 p.m. near Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place in Crown Heights, which escalated when the suspect allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed him.
New York City
#racism
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Queer couple shocked when video reveals who vandalized their rainbow flag - LGBTQ Nation

A Belfast mail carrier kicked over a planter with a rainbow flag; Royal Mail fired him and police are investigating as a homophobic hate crime.
#lgbtq
California
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 week ago

Family of man killed in homeless shelter sues Berkeley, BOSS for failing to protect him

An unhoused Black man was fatally shot at a Berkeley shelter; his family sued the shelter, the city and the accused roommate.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Gay couple 'targeted' in Christmas Day rampage

A man is accused of driving into pedestrians on Christmas Day in London, killing one and seriously injuring others while allegedly targeting a gay couple.
#lgbtq-harassment
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago
LGBT

Man allegedly intimidated neighbor with anti-LGBTQ+ slurs before shooting & paralyzing him - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago
LGBT

Man allegedly intimidated neighbor with anti-LGBTQ+ slurs before shooting & paralyzing him - LGBTQ Nation

fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Florida man partially paralyzed after neighbor allegedly shot him and used anti-LGBTQ+ slurs

Painter said that the bullet is lodged in McFarlane's spine at the level of L4 and is in-operable, meaning it cannot be removed. This has affected his ability to walk, as well as his bowel and bladder function. He now requires "intensive physical therapy" and is not able to work to support himself or his pets for the "foreseeable future."
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UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Man was killed in Christmas Day 'trail of carnage'

Anthony Gilheaney allegedly drove drunkenly through London's West End on Christmas Day, killing Aidan Chapman and injuring others in targeted racist and homophobic attacks.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Tucker Carlson Dares Piers Morgan to Say F*ggot' on Camera: You Don't Want To Get Arrested, Do Ya?'

The Uncensored host then told Carlson he did not feel compelled to say derogatory stuff about gay people to make his points. Carlson said he agreed, but that f*ggot had become a magic word that people are not allowed to use anymore. Morgan then asked him if he would use it. F*ggot? I just did, Carlson said, before firing the word off several times. F*ggot, f*ggot, f*ggot. And I'm using it because you're not allowed to.
UK politics
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Florida driver arrested and accused of trying to run over LGBTQ+ running group

A 43-year-old man allegedly tried to run over a queer running group in West Palm Beach and faces aggravated assault and potential hate-crime charges.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Trans person hit over head with bottle' on Victoria line Tube train

A trans person was hit over the head with a glass bottle on a London Underground train. British Transport Police launched an appeal for the victim to come forward. A fellow commuter reported they were on the Victoria line Tube service when the suspect got on at King's Cross and made a homophobic remark. He began harassing the person and as the train arrived at Euston, hit them on the head with a glass bottle before leaving the train at around 3am on October 25.
LGBT
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Racist graffiti threatening mass shooting found at SJSU

The university police department is working to identify the person responsible for the graffiti and hold them "accountable for their actions," Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Vincent Del Casino wrote in a message to the community. In the meantime, the university is ramping up foot patrols by campus police and staff members, Del Casino said. Additional security measures include expanded security cameras in public and exterior areas of residence halls, and improved lighting.
US news
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

22-year-old charged in hate-motivated Brampton collision | CBC News

A 22-year-old Brampton man was charged after allegedly driving into and dragging a pedestrian during a racially charged road rage incident, causing serious injuries.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Strangers mocked me in my wheelchair for 'tongue out' trend on TikTok. Nobody intervened

I was surrounded by commuters. Nobody intervened. I had been travelling alone and was checking my route home in a passageway, when suddenly I felt someone looming over me. I'd looked up to find a man standing inches from my face, staring down at me. He was motionless, and looking me dead in the eye. I froze - I thought I was about to be mugged.
Social justice
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Starmer's predecessor as DPP to lead major review of protest laws

Lord Ken Macdonald will lead an independent review of protest and hate crime powers following Manchester synagogue attack, examining aggravated behaviour and stirring up hatred.
UK politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Top Tory Susan Hall faces backlash after suggesting some hate crime victims need to 'toughen up'

Susan Hall suggested some victims of hate crime should toughen up given limited police resources, provoking condemnation for appearing to trivialise serious harms.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Virginia farm owned by the 'Gardening Gays' was vandalized with medical waste and human feces

An interracial gay couple's Gardening Gays Farm in rural Virginia was targeted with medical waste and human feces dumped at their entrance; police are investigating.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Homophobes brutally beat this reality TV star on his birthday while calling him slurs - LGBTQ Nation

Cameron Cole suffered a homophobic assault during his birthday, sustaining a black eye and multiple facial wounds.
#anti-semitism
#civil-rights-violation
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

He stood up for a trans woman & got brutally beaten. But strangers helped pay for his surgery. - LGBTQ Nation

A man defending a trans woman at Barton Springs was violently attacked, suffered severe injuries, and strangers raised funds to cover his reconstructive surgery.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Teens admit to hate crime after attack on Black man posted on social media

Two teenage boys admitted to hate crime and felony assault for attacking a Black 18-year-old in a Simi Valley parking lot captured on video.
#islamophobia
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Canada news

Family, advocates express shock and anger over violent attack on Muslim man in Markham | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Canada news

Toronto man charged in 'hate-motivated' assault on hotel worker, police say | CBC News

A Muslim hotel employee in Markham was violently beaten, sustaining life-altering head injuries; a man faces charges of assault causing bodily harm and uttering threats.
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago
Canada news

Newmarket man accused of threatening to blow up mosque, neighbour's house: police | CBC News

A 54-year-old Newmarket man was charged with uttering threats after allegedly planning to blow up a mosque and a Muslim family's home.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Canada news

Family, advocates express shock and anger over violent attack on Muslim man in Markham | CBC News

#arson
Social justice
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Hate has no place on London's rail and Tube network - or anywhere else', says police chief

Hate-motivated abuse, intimidation, and violence on London's railway network are utterly abhorrent and will not be tolerated by the British Transport Police.
LGBT
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Gay senior police officer slams vile' ableist and homophobic attack on comedian Rosie Jones

British Transport Police condemns ableist and homophobic attack on Rosie Jones and pledges to investigate and not tolerate hate-motivated abuse.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

El Cerrito man suspected of making racist death threats to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee

A man allegedly sent racist, violent emails threatening to kill and torture Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and faces felony charges with a hate-crime enhancement.
#anti-lgbtq-violence
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

TfL users urged to 'act like a friend' to victims

London transport users should act as active bystanders, engage victims as friends to deter hate crimes, and only intervene when safe.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'It won't be the last': Loyalists vow to vandalise more Irish language signs as police investigate 'hate-motivated' damage

Loyalists vandalised an Irish-language street sign in east Belfast, removing the Irish name; police launched a hate-motivated damage investigation.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Brummies united against racism': poster campaign takes on the far right

Local residents organized a visible campaign in Birmingham to oppose far-right propaganda, promote solidarity, and resist rising hate crimes and anti-immigrant messages.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Two men injured in homophobic attack on Hell's Kitchen street, cops say | amNewYork

According to investigators, the attack happened around 12:15 a.m. on Sept. 28 in front of 411 West 52nd St., within Manhattan's Midtown North Precinct. Police said a 25-year-old man and a 28-year-old man were walking along the street when an unidentified man approached them, made a series of derogatory statements, including homophobic and racial slurs, and punched both victims in the face. The attacker then ran east on West 52nd Street and fled in an unknown direction, authorities said.
LGBT
#vandalism
US news
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Thursday Morning What's Up: Rep. Eric Swalwell Says 'Epstein Bomb' Is Dropping

Bay Area news: Swalwell predicts major Trump revelation; local hate-crime probe; Oakland police chief search; art auction, MacArthur award, 49ers injury, restaurant accolades.
Boston
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

'Still more work to do': Organizers, city leaders decry alleged attack on gay couple in Mattapan

A gay couple in Mattapan was allegedly attacked in a homophobic incident, prompting community rallies and city officials to call for policy and prevention efforts.
UK news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

UK police probe suspected arson attack on mosque as hate crime'

A mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex suffered a suspected arson hate attack damaging its entrance and a car; no injuries reported and police are investigating.
#lgbtq-violence
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago
LGBT

Boston police investigate attack on gay couple as possible hate crime after one man was hit with baseball bat

fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago
LGBT

Boston police investigate attack on gay couple as possible hate crime after one man was hit with baseball bat

fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Police investigating hate crime after men racially abused in vile' gang attack

This was a truly horrific incident which has left a young man with significant and lasting injuries. Not only is there a substantial physical impact, but these two men were also subjected to the most vile and completely intolerable racist abuse. We're now working to identify the men involved and would urge anyone who has any information at all to come forward and speak to us.
UK news
LGBT
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Police release images of 8 people sought in alleged attack on gay couple in Mattapan

A gay couple in Mattapan was allegedly attacked after being targeted with homophobic slurs; one man was struck in the head with a baseball bat.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Manhattan hate crime: Two brutes shout anti-immigrant remarks before beating, slashing man, cops say | amNewYork

Two men shouted anti-immigration slurs and assaulted a 26-year-old man in Manhattan on Sept. 8; suspects fled and police classified it as a hate crime.
US news
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
2 months ago

Police remain on scene at burned out Michigan church after shooting and fire leave 4 dead, 8 wounded

A former Marine attacked a Michigan Latter-day Saints church, killing at least four, wounding others and setting the sanctuary ablaze.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'Teach young people to disagree agreeably'

Teaching critical thinking from age five can help prevent racism, hate crime and exploitation by extremist narratives and counter disinformation among children.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Taxi drivers trained to help harassment victims

London taxi drivers are being trained to identify and respond to harassment to support vulnerable passengers and protect themselves.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I refuse to be defined by fascism': daughter of murder victim speaks after death of neo-Nazi killer in prison

The Ukrainian national was 37. He was convicted at the Old Bailey in October 2013 of murdering Muslim man Mohammed Saleem, 82, in April of that year. Saleem was a pillar of the local community who was on his way home from evening prayers at the mosque when Lapshyn stabbed him three times in the back and stamped on his head.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Blaze at asylum hotel being treated as hate crime

The blaze at the Thistle City Barbican Hotel, in Dingley Road, Islington, happened at about 22:50 BST on Wednesday, according to the Met Police. No-one was hurt and staff put out the flames before officers arrived. The force said it was an isolated incident and it wanted to identify one suspect, while it was keeping an open mind about motive. There have been no arrests.
UK news
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

25-year-old man pleads not guilty to violent assault on trans woman

I want to be clear about this: it's not because I'm worried about being randomly attacked by teenagers. It is because of the presidential Administration that we have and their policies that I feel less safe now as a trans person than I ever have.
US politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'I'm heartbroken kids racially abused me on train'

I was shocked and angry about the children's reaction but the adults' reactions are what broke me and brought me to tears.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago

Queens DA charges Texas man with hate crimes for making terroristic threats against Zohran Mamdani | amNewYork

The Queens District Attorney's office charged a Texas man on Thursday with making a terroristic threat as a hate crime against Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee and a Queens Assembly member. The suspect, Jeremy Fistel, 44, stands accused of allegedly leaving a series of voicemails threatening violence against Mamdani and his family on his Assembly office phone. According to the Queens DA's office, the threats began in June, while Mamdani was running in the Democratic primary, and continued through July after he won.
NYC politics
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Man pleads not guilty to synagogue attacks

A 37-year-old Romanian man charged with racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage and harassment involving synagogues and schools remains remanded in custody pending trial.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

MPs express shock after alleged racially motivated rape of Sikh woman

A 20-year-old Sikh woman was reportedly raped in a racially motivated daytime assault in Oldbury; police are investigating and seeking two white male suspects.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Men attack two cars in apparent anti-migrant vigilante violence in Belfast

A group of men in Belfast have surrounded and attacked two cars and forced their drivers to flee in suspected racially-motivated hate crimes. At least a dozen men, some masked, targeted the motorists on Monday evening near Connswater retail park in what appeared to be the latest incident in a vigilante campaign against migrants in the east of the city. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it was investigating both incidents as racially-motivated hate crimes.
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