Category: LGBTQ+ hate crime

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Suspect arrested and charged with murder in fatal stabbing of dancer O’Shae Sibley

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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…

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Brooklyn dancer fatally stabbed after voguing at gas station

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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…

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Articles Culture Grenada Josiah "Jonty" Robinson LGBTQ+ ally LGBTQ+ hate crime LGBTQ+ News Life Music News Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry offers a $100,000 reward for information on death of “gifted” gay musician

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Tyler Perry has announced a $100,000 award for information regarding the murder of an openly gay Grenadian musician. Back in June, Josiah “Jonty” Robinson was found dead on BBC beach in Morne Rouge, Grenada. Days after the tragic discovery, a source told local news outlet The New Today that the cause of death was due to “manual strangulation with injuries to the cervical spine.” Over the last few weeks, local LGBTQ+ activists have speculated that Josiah was targeted and murdered for being gay. On 26 July, the Why Did I…

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Gay couple called “monkeypox f****ts” during homophobic attack

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A gay couple were reportedly verbally and physically assaulted by a group of teenagers in the Shaw area of Washington D.C. on 7 August. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. They are referred to in the police report as just Robert, 25 and Antonio, 23. The couple were on their way to Banneker pool and Kiki, a local gay bar. Antonio and Robert were said to have been walking to a bus stop on Sunday evening when the attack took place. There were around…

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Exclusive: 4 in 10 LGBTQ+ people experienced a hate crime in past 12 months

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Four in 10 (40%) LGBTQ+ people experienced a hate crime in the past 12 months because of their sexual orientation, a joint survey from GAY TIMES and Channel 4 News found. One in five (20%) respondents fell victim to one as a result of their gender identity. Of those who said they experienced a hate crime, only 5% reported their ordeal to the police. Verbal abuse was the most common type, experienced by 43% of those who took the survey. In the last year alone, 18% also faced online abuse.…

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Oslo Pride cancelled following deadly shooting near city’s ‘largest’ gay bar

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Oslo Pride has been cancelled following a deadly shooting near a gay bar that Norwegian police are investigating as a possible terrorist attack. Two people were killed and at least 10 others were seriously wounded when a gunman opened fire near London Pub, which describes itself as “the largest gay and lesbian venue in Oslo” on the night of 24 June. The shooting came just hours before the Norwegian city was set to host thousands for its first Pride parade since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, the event’s…

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Articles Dublin Evan Somers hate crime Homophobic attack LGBTQ+ hate crime LGBTQ+ News Life News

Gay rugby player left with fractured eye socket after brutal homophobic attack

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Gay rugby player Evan Somers was targeted and brutally beaten by a group of homophobic men in Dublin, Ireland.  Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. According to a report from the Sunday Independent, the violent incident occurred during the early hours of 10 April.  After attending The George, a local queer nightclub, Somers was met with homophobic abuse from a lone man while walking on Dame Street. The interaction escalated when the unidentified individual began to punch him – which prompted a group…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Birmingham Birmingham Gay Village Gay Village hate crime LGBTQ+ hate crime LGBTQ+ hate crimes LGBTQ+ News Life News Police

Birmingham police officer left with broken ribs after suspected homophobic attack

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In what is being treated as a homophobic attack, an on-duty police officer in Birmingham has been left with fractured ribs. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. According to West Midlands Police, a female officer was responding to reports of an altercation in Birmingham’s Gay Village on 31 December 2021 at around 8pm. Police issued a statement that they are supporting the officer after she sustained injuries at the scene. “An attack on a police officer is unacceptable whatever the circumstances,” a…

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Man knocked unconscious in Blackpool during vile homophobic attack

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Police have launched an appeal for witnesses after a man was the victim of a homophobic attack in Blackpool. According to the Lancashire Constabulary, the victim was walking home from the Flying Handbag on Queen Street between 2am and 2:30am on 9 December. He was approached by two men and asked if he was at the venue and if he was gay as he walked along Palatine Road towards Central Drive. The man was then hit on the side of the head, resulting in him losing consciousness. The culprits are…

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Articles Boris Johnson Chris Bryant Government Homophobia LGBTQ+ hate crime LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ safety Life News Politics UK Government

Chris Bryant MP: “I do feel less physically safe as a gay man than I did 30 years ago”

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Chris Bryant, a senior Labour MP said that he feels “less physically safe as a gay man” than he did three decades ago. Speaking on the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast, the MP for Rhondda explained that there are members of the government who “stir the pot” when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues. He said: “There’s a world where people who think it’s politically advantageous to stir that pot and that makes me genuinely fearful. “I’m not accusing the prime minister of being homophobic but I do feel less physically safe…

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