Philippines: Lawmaker files bill for LGBT desks in police stations to combat...
A Philippines Congresswoman has filed a bill seeking to reform police responsibility to anti-gay hate crimes by placing LGBT desks in every police station. The bill comes as an amendment to the...
View ArticleSpain: Anti-LGBT incidents make up 40% of overall hate crimes
Anti-LGBT incidents make up almost 40% of all hate crimes in Spain, new statistics have revealed. In the country that was recently reported the most accepting place to be homosexual by Pew Research,...
View ArticleUS: Crimes against gay and trans community are getting more violent
A report released yesterday has shown that the number of attacks against LGBT individuals in the US remains steady, but with a substantial increase in the severity of violence. The report by the...
View ArticleUS: Philadelphia City Council introduces hate crimes legislation
The Philadelphia City Council will vote Thursday on a city-wide measure that would add an amendment to the city’s hate crimes code. Currently stalled in the Republican controlled legislature is a...
View ArticleUS: Hundreds rally for LGBT hate crimes protection in Philadelphia
Over 300 people gathered in Philadelphia for a rally calling for an expansion of Pennsylvania’s hate crimes laws to include LGBT people. Thursday, hundreds of Pennsylvania residents gathered in Love...
View ArticleFrench President calls for tougher laws on anti-gay and anti-Semitic hate speech
French President Francois Hollande has vowed to introduce tougher penalties for racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic crimes in the wake of last month’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Speaking yesterday at...
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Human Ken Doll shaken as teeth fall out after being ‘mugged and spiked’
Rodrigo Alves, known around the world as the ‘Human Ken Doll’, has been left devastated after being ‘mugged’ and having his drink ‘spiked’ on a night out. The plastic surgery regular woke up to find...
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Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves detained by immigration police at Dubai Airport
Rodrigo Alves, known around the world as the ‘Human Ken Doll’, has been detained by immigration police. The plastic surgery enthusiast was prevented from entering Dubai for hours after officers...
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Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves will ‘never go under the knife again’ after ordeal
Rodrigo Alves, known around the world as the ‘Human Ken Doll’, has vowed to never has plastic surgery again. The body obsessive has spent hundreds of thousands on changing aspects of his body. But a...
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Hate crimes have doubled against LGBT Russians since creation of anti-gay law
Researchers have found that crimes against the LGBT community have doubled since the introduction of an “anti-gay propaganda” law in Russia. The law, which came into action five years ago, has seen a...
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Donald Trump stands by as anti-LGBT murders reach record high
Anti-LGBT homicides increased last year to unprecedented levels – and President Donald Trump’s policies are reportedly partly to blame. There were 52 hate-related homicides of LGBT people last year in...
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Gay couple stabbed repeatedly for holding hands in Denver
A Denver gay couple was stabbed multiple times because they were holding hands. Gabriel Roman and his boyfriend Christopher Huizar were enjoying a night out with friends when they were approached by a...
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Denver police arrest man after gay couple stabbed repeatedly for holding hands
Denver police have arrested a man over an incident in which a gay couple was stabbed multiple times because they were holding hands. The police are holding Dylan Payne, a 24-year old man, for...
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Scotland should recognise gender and age as hate crime factors in UK first,...
Scotland should become the first country in the UK to recognise gender and age as aggravating factors in hate crimes, a High Court judge has recommended. A report by Lord Bracadale, a retired senior...
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Pittsburgh shooting victim who helped HIV patients praised in emotional tribute
A doctor who was one of the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was honoured for his efforts in helping patients during the AIDS crisis. Eight men and three women were shot dead at the Tree...
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LGBT statistics: Over half of LGBT people get depression
LGBT statistics show that half of LGBT people have experienced depression in the past year, according to a new report released by LGBT+ charity Stonewall. The LGBT in Britain: Health Report also...
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Karachi’s transgender community protest rise in hate crimes
Members of the transgender community in Karachi, Pakistan, have gathered to stage a protest against the rise in anti-trans hate crimes in the city. The protesters staged a demonstration as they say...
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Rally demands end to hate crimes after anti-gay attack in Austin
Dozens of demonstrators marched in Austin, Texas, on Saturday (February 2) to demand an end to hate crimes after a gay couple survived a brutal attack in January. The #EndHateCrimes rally participants...
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Researchers find Donald Trump’s 2016 rallies led to rise in hate crimes
Researchers in the United States have found that there was a 226 percent increase in hate crimes in counties that hosted Donald Trump rallies in 2016. The three researchers—Ayal Feinberg, Regina...
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Gina Miller claims the government’s Brexit approach could be disastrous for...
Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller is known as the woman who took on the UK government and won – twice. Over the past three years she’s taken the Brexit battle to both the High Court and the Supreme...
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Homophobia is increasing among young people in the UK – and online hate is to...
A new report has shown that homophobia is on the rise among young people, with one in four 18-24 year olds believing being LGBT+ is “immoral or against their beliefs”, higher than any other age group....
View ArticleGay couple claim they were beaten in vicious and unprovoked attack by men...
A gay couple in North Carolina say they were assaulted by a group of men who claimed to be police offers on October 20. Kenny Coppedge and his boyfriend Jordan Frye were beaten in a vicious and...
View ArticleNew estimates show one in five offences in New Zealand could be hate crimes
Around one in five offences committed in New Zealand could be classified as hate crimes, according to new estimates, but data isn’t being collected. The New Zealand Ministry of Justice’s “Highly...
View ArticleTeenager allegedly seized trans person by the throat during hate attack in...
An 18-year-old is to stand trial for allegedly seizing a trans person by the arm and throat in a hate attack in a takeaway shop in Scotland. Todd Campbell is facing trial for the alleged hate attack,...
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LGBT Muslim charity condemns spike in hate crimes after Birmingham school...
A leading Muslim LGBT+ charity has spoken out against the rising level of hate crimes in the city after the protests against LGBT-inclusive education outside schools last year. The LGBT+ education row...
View ArticleQueer people are being forced off social media by trolling and online abuse,...
Queer people are being forced off social media by trolling and online abuse, a report by LGBT+ anti-violence charity Galop has confirmed. The charity’s 2020 Online Hate Crime Report surveyed 700 LGBT+...
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A third of lesbian mums pelted with vile homophobia at school gates from...
One in three lesbian mothers in Britain has experienced homophobia from other parents, a rare study of LGBT+ women has found. The same number said that their children had been victimised and bullied by...
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Police spent more than £90,000 on Pride t-shirts, fans and rainbow merch –...
Police forces across the UK have spent more than £90,000 on various rainbow-coloured Pride merchandise over the past three years, figures show. A Scottish Sun freedom of information request revealed...
View ArticleMan on ‘week-long anti-LGBTQ+ crime spree’ in Idaho tried to hit people with car
A man has been handed a three-year prison sentence for carrying out a “week-long crime spree” targeting LGBTQ+ people, including trying to hit people with a car in Idaho. Matthew Alan Lehigh, 31, was...
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Rishi Sunak uses anti-trans dogwhistle to defend JK Rowling amid Scotland...
Prime minister Rishi Sunak used an anti-trans dogwhistle about “biology” as he rushed to defend JK Rowling’s criticism of Scotland’s new hate crime laws. Harry Potter author Rowling has faced backlash...
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