‘The government’s official hate crime statistics are failing LGBTQ+ people’
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Man pleads guilty to attacking Drag Race star The Vivienne in McDonald’s
A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Alan Whitfield, 50, of Tom Mann Close in Everton, punched the star in the face in McDonald’s on Edge Lane, Liverpool, on 16 June before running away, according to Merseyside Police. He admitted to assault by beating at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on 5 September, but denied the prosecution’s claims that it was fuelled by “homophobic hatred” – instead claiming that the…
Read MoreDrag Race UK star Pixie Polite verbally attacked and threatened in homophobic incident
Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. Drag Race UK star Pixie Polite revealed that a man threatened her life and “verbally attacked” her at a London bus stop. On 25 August, the beloved talent took to Twitter to recount the terrifying incident. “Hello all, last night I was verbally attacked & had threats made on my life by a middle aged white man in the Kennington area of London. I was alone at night in an area I didn’t know, with several items of…
Read MorePolice treating ‘no Irish, no gay’ graffiti in Northern Ireland as hate crime
Police in Lurgan, Northern Ireland are treating graffiti that said “no Irish no gay” as a homophobic hate crime. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that they had received a report of criminal damage on 18 August, but that the graffiti has potentially been there “for a number of years”. “Officers attended and spoke with local residents, who advised that the graffiti had been there for a number of years,” a spokesperson told The Belfast Telegraph. “The graffiti is being treated a homophobic hate crime.” The same slogan…
Read MoreSuspect arrested and charged with murder in fatal stabbing of dancer O’Shae Sibley
Content warning: this story includes details a fatal act of violence that readers will find upsetting. A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder as a hate crime in connection to the fatal stabbing of O’Shae Sibley. On 29 July, the openly gay professional dancer was stabbed while voguing outside a gas station near Coney Island. According to witnesses at the scene, O’Shae and his friends were enjoying their evening dancing to Beyoncé’s Renaissance album before a group of men approached them, spewing anti-LGBTQ+ and racial slurs. Things quickly…
Read MoreBrooklyn dancer fatally stabbed after voguing at gas station
Professional dancer O’Shae Sibley was stabbed for voguing at a gas station near Coney Island on Saturday (29 July). He was found with a stab wound in the abdomen at a Mobil gas station in Midwood at around 11:15pm on the same evening. Emergency services transported him to Maimondes Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to Gothamist. The incident is currently being investigated by the NYPD task force for hate crimes. Witnesses claimed that the dancer was verbally abused with slurs by a group of men who allegedly…
Read MoreEngland’s fire services: Homophobia, racism and misogyny rife, report finds
Bullying, harassment and discrimination are rife in England’s fire services, according to a groundbreaking new report. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Complaints of homophobic, sexist and racist behaviour – which was often dismissed as banter – were found in 11 of its 44 services. This included a senior officer using a racist slur and male firefighters telling a colleague they would rape her. “The findings from our most recent inspections have shown that a great deal more work is needed…
Read MoreDove Cameron pays tribute to Club Q shooting victims during the 2022 AMAs
Dove Cameron delivered an emotional tribute to the victims of the horrific Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting. On 20 November, music enthusiasts flocked to their TVs to watch the 50th annual AMAs – which took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Like previous years, the night was full of showstopping performances and appearances from the music industry’s biggest stars, including Taylor Swift, P!nk, Anitta and more. However one of the most impactful moments from the show was during Cameron’s acceptance speech for New Artist of the Year. …
Read MoreHate crimes reach record high in England and Wales as anti-trans offences double
The number of hate crimes recorded in England and Wales reached a new high this year, official statistics show. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. There were a total of 155,841 hate crimes recorded by police in the year ending March 2022, an increase of 26% from the previous 12 months. It marks the largest annual rise since 2017. Offences targeting transgender people rose by 56% from 2020/21, showing the largest proportional increase for any group with a total of 4,355 anti-trans incidents on…
Read MoreMan hospitalised after being stamped on in ‘homophobic’ attack
A man is in hospital after suffering ‘serious head injuries’ in an attack which allegedly saw him beaten and verbally assaulted with homophobic slurs. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. He was found by police near a petrol station in Fleet, Hampshire just before 2:50am on 19 August, the Basingstoke Gazette reported. It is believed that the victim went to a local nightclub with friends before visiting the gas station shortly after. On his way back towards the town centre, he encountered two men…
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