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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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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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Trans teenager left with concussion after being attacked at school

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A transgender student said that she was attacked and left with a concussion at high school after being verbally assaulted. Willow Andring explained to CBS Pittsburgh that a male student assaulted her after making verbal insults about her trans identity in an incident that was caught on camera at Armstrong High School. “He pulled me from behind and started beating me up,” Andring said. “Before that he had been calling me names, saying, ‘It’s not a she, it’s not a he, it’s an it.’” The 14-year-old told her mother that…

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Man arrested in connection to suspected homophobic murder in London

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A man has been arrested in relation to the suspected homophobic murder of 50-year-old Ranjith Kankanamalage. Kankanamalage’s body was found dead in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, East London, in the early hours of 16 August. The 50-year-old, who was known as Roy by friends, was declared deceased at the scene by members of the London Ambulance Service who arrived at around 6.30am. He was found to have a head injury and a post-mortem examination later ruled that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. In a…

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California Senate passes landmark bill that tracks violent deaths of LGBTQ+ people

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California has passed a landmark bill that is set to track the violent deaths of people within the LGBTQ+ community. On Wednesday (1 September), the state senate unanimously passed the AB 1094 law or the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection Project. Under the bill, the California Department of Public Health will start a three-year program that would train medical examiners and coroners to identify and collect information on a victims sexual orientation and gender identity in cases of violent death. Homicide, use of deadly force by police and…

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