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Gay bashing in Utah continues

logointern1 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:14:12 +0000

(American Fork, Utah) Cameron Nelson is the third gay Utah resident in less than two weeks to report being attacked because of his sexual orientation.

Early Thursday morning, the openly gay(...)

After lesbians get assaulted, police refuse to make report

logointern3 — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:30:36 +0000

DC police refused to make a report after a group of five lesbians were physically and verbally assaulted, letting the offenders go at the scene of the crime.

The incident took place July 30 at a(...)

Man interned for homosexuality by Nazis dies at 98

logointern3 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:00:48 +0000

(Berlin) – Rudolf Brazda, believed to be the last surviving person who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp because of his homosexuality, has died, a German gay rights group said Thursday. He(...)

Teacher testifies in gay student murder trial

logointern3 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:00:42 +0000

(Los Angeles) – The English teacher of a gay student who was shot by a classmate at a junior high school testified Wednesday that she told him to stop wearing eyeliner and mascara, but that he(...)

Lawsuit filed in hate crime attack

logointern3 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:00:51 +0000

Lambda Legal field a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was physically and verbally assaulted for her perceived sexual orientation.

Liza Friedlander was out to eat brunch with two friends when she(...)

King Trial continues despite mistrial attempts

logointern3 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:35:41 +0000

The Lawrence King trial continues with more evidence and multiple mistrial attempts by the defense.

Brandon McInerney, 17, shot King, his classmate, in 2008 after King mockingly flirted with him(...)

Hate crimes increase in 2010

logointern3 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:00:38 +0000

Hate crimes towards the LGBTQ community increased last year, with murders at the second-highest rate this decade, according to a report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs.

In(...)

Testimony: Larry King’s killer had racist materials

logointern3 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:00:05 +0000

(Los Angeles) – Investigators say the Southern California teenager on trial for the classroom shooting death of a gay student embraced the white supremacist movement.

Doodles of swastikas, white(...)

Mel Gibson’s gay brother breaks his silence

logointern3 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:00:23 +0000

Mel Gibson has at least one ally in the LGBT community: his adopted brother Andrew Gibson.

In an interview with the Sunday Times of Australia, Gibson, 43, says he doesn’t believe the taped(...)

Testimony: Gay teen pushed boundaries before death

logointern3 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:47:30 +0000

(Chatsworth, Calif.) – A former California school official has testified that a gay teen who was shot and killed in 2008 made sexually inappropriate comments to other students in the weeks(...)