Loved ones remember trans woman Savannah Ryan Williams killed in ‘hate crime’...
Family, friends, activists, and lawmakers gathered this week to mourn trans woman Savannah Ryan Williams, who was killed in a targeted shooting they describe as a “hate crime.” Savannah Ryan Williams,...
View ArticleThe Vivienne blasts suspended sentence for homophobic attacker
The Vivienne was left speechless after a man convicted of punching the Drag Race UK season one winner in an “appalling” homophobic attack received a suspended jail sentence. In December, scaffolder...
View ArticlePolice release images of man after couple attacked in London Underground hate...
The Metropolitan Police have released photos of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a hate crime that occurred at Bank station on the London Underground. On 12 November 2023, a couple were...
View ArticlePolice release photo of man after clubber targeted with homophobic abuse
Police have released images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a hate crime in Sheffield, which saw a clubber queuing to enter a gay bar targeted with homophobic abuse. On 30 December...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ groups are helping to stop conversion therapy content on social media
LGBTQ+ advocacy organisations are stopping conversion therapy-related content from reaching users on social media. Both those in the community and allies are often exposed to harmful misinformation,...
View ArticleGay dog walker fatally shot by gunman who ‘hurled homophobic slurs’ and said...
Last week, a 52-year-old gay man was fatally shot in a Tampa dog park in what his friends are describing as a hate crime. When he was shot, the victim had reportedly just had a run-in with another man...
View ArticleMan’s hand slashed in ‘homophobic’ attack on New York subway
An attack on the subway in New York City is being treated as a homophobic hate crime by the police. Just after 11pm on Friday (1 March) in Manhattan, a 27-year-old man was approached by another man –...
View ArticleMan convicted of killing Black trans woman Dime Doe in ‘historic’ case
A South Carolina man has been found guilty of the murder of a Black transgender woman, with authorities saying it was the first federal murder case of its kind involving someone charged with a hate...
View ArticleMan on night out with boyfriend left with broken eye socket after homophobic...
Police in Bristol, UK are hunting for two men in connection with an alleged homophobic hate crime. On January 30, at 2am, a man in his 20s was violently assaulted outside an LGBTQ+ friendly Irish bar...
View ArticleHumza Yousaf defends Scotland hate crime law after Elon Musk and Joe Rogan...
Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has hit back at Elon Musk and Joe Rogan’s criticism of Scotland’s new Hate Crime Act. The Scottish government’s new hate crime bill – the Hate Crime and Public...
View ArticleOffender with 39 previous convictions jailed for ‘appalling’ homophobic hate...
A man with a “prolific offending history”, arrested after a nationwide manhunt, has been jailed for a homophobic hate crime. Appearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court last week (23 April), Alex Ogden, of...
View ArticleHomophobic killer who savagely beat ‘gentle soul’ to death jailed for life
A homophobic killer who savagely beat a “gentle soul” carer to death in Wolverhampton has been jailed for life. Vitalie Tanga, 40, of Clifford Street, Wolverhampton, was given a life sentence last...
View ArticleToddlers, 3, attacked in ‘transphobic hate crime’ in Belfast
Two three-year-old twin girls were attacked in a suspected “transphobic-motivated hate crime” that was directed at their transgender father in Belfast. The toddlers were reportedly subjected to...
View ArticleHomophobic abuse victim shares vital advice for London public transport users...
Pride is a time for LGBTQ+ people to be louder and prouder than ever, but sadly, sometimes that increased visibility can lead to hate being sent your way. Over the years, I’ve learned this can happen...
View ArticleTwo men spared jail after homophobic attack on man in gay nightclub
Two men who beat up a club-goer in the toilets of a gay nightclub before following him on to the street and attacking him again, have been spared jail. Joshua Downs, 20, of Langford Road, Bucknall,...
View ArticlePolice investigate after LGBTQ+ flags vandalised with ‘drink toilet water’...
The Metropolitan Police are investigating a suspected homophobic hate crime after several Pride flags in East London were covered in red paint. Police were called to Forest Gate Railway Station, on...
View ArticleLesbian couple beaten by group of men after birthday night out
Shocking video footage has emerged showing the moment a lesbian couple were beaten by a group of men while walking home from a night-time birthday celebration. Canadians Emma MacLean and her...
View ArticleThree boys arrested after trans woman stabbed in ‘hate crime’
Three teenage boys aged between 12 and 16 have been arrested after a trans woman was stabbed in Stockton, County Durham, police have said. Armed police were reportedly sent to the scene of the alleged...
View ArticleThree boys released on bail after trans woman stabbed in Stockton
Three boys have been released on bail after a trans woman was stabbed in Stockton. The victim, who is in her twenties, was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital for surgery on a wound to...
View ArticleClifton Suspension Bridge suitcase victims were former same-sex couple
The deaths of two men, whose remains were found in suitcases on Clifton Suspension Bridge and in a West London flat, are being treated as a hate crime, after it was revealed the victims were...
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