Update: charges brought against 5 Hasidic men who beat black gay fashion student
In December, we reported that Taj Patterson, a black, gay New York fashion student, was attacked by five Hasidic men while walking home from a night out. The men have since been charged in connection...
View ArticleUpdate: students charged with hate crime expelled from San Jose State University
San Jose State University has expelled three students accused of bullying and tormenting their black roommate. A fourth student has been placed on probation for the rest of his college career if he...
View ArticleTransgender woman burned to death, murder investigated as a hate crime
The murder of a transgender woman who was burned to death in Florida is being investigated as a hate crime. The remains were found behind a vehicle rental facility at 2807 Fowler Street in Fort Myers...
View ArticleThree Muslim Students Gunned Down Near UNC Chapel Hill
By diamond 10:37 am February 11, 2015 Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19 were gunned down last night near the campus of UNC...
View ArticleFourth Black Trans Woman Killed This Year
By diamond 12:13 pm February 11, 2015 From The Advocate: New Orleans trans advocates say they have been left stunned by the death of Penny Proud, one of their city’s young, black trans residents, the...
View ArticleStudents Who Forced a U-Lock on a Black Student’s Neck Won’t Be Charged With...
In 2013, three students were charged and found guilty in a hate crime at San Jose State University where an African-American freshman had a bike lock around his neck of misdemeanor battery, however on...
View ArticleMilwaukee Coalition Advocates For Triple Homicide To Be Labeled a Hate Crime
A coalition comprised of 22 different Milwaukee community organizations is working to advocate for Dan Popp’s alleged triple homicide to be considered a hate crime, according to Colorlines. Earlier...
View ArticleAuthorities To Consider Classifying White Supremacist Fatal Hit and Run of...
Authorities in Oregon are considering whether or not a white supremacist running down a black teenager with his car in early August should officially be classified as a hate crime. On Aug. 10, Russell...
View ArticleMan kills 14 year old son because rigid masculinity standards are murderous
Giovanni Melton did not have to die, but as reported by Attitude magazine, he was killed by his 53-year-old father, Wendell Melton because the elder Melton did not want to have a gay son. According to...
View ArticleAustin bombings targeting people of color leave many questions and terror in...
Police in Austin, Texas are scrambling following two bombings this week which they say are connected to an earlier bombing on March 2nd that killed 39-year-old Anthony Stephan House. Initially, the...
View Article“This is MAGA country!”: Actor Jussie Smollett hospitalized after anti-gay,...
According to NBC News, Empire star Jussie Smollett was attacked in Chicago by two white men who yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a noose around his neck. Allegedly, they also yelled out...
View ArticleBlack queer people were never #allJussieSmollett
I want to start this off with a reminder that the police are never to be trusted—particularly when it comes to their version of a situation where harm has befallen a Black queer person (because of...
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