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Thursday, August 28

Ring, Ring!

"Peel Regional Police [in Ontario] say their new hotline for reporting hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people is the first of its kind in North America." Those Canadians are so progressive! [CTV] Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 08-28-2008
Thursday, August 07

Guilty!

“A [Georgia] jury finds a Decatur man guilty of a hate crime toward a gay couple. 44-year-old John Turnbo is neighbors with the couple. In June, he hung a noose out side of his home. He also sharpened a sword on his porch, while yelling slurs at the two men… Turnbo will be sentenced in [...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 08-07-2008
Friday, July 25

Proceed With Caution.

“Hate crimes in Los Angeles County soared last year to their highest mark in five years even as overall crime dropped across the region, according to a report released Thursday. The annual report by the county’s human relations commission shows 763 hate crimes were reported in 2007, a 28...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-25-2008
Friday, July 25

Attacked, Treated, Released...

“Two gay men were treated and released from a local hospital and another suffered bruises and cuts after the three were assaulted last week. Police and a friend of one of the victims said five unidentified male attackers shouted anti-gay names at them on July 13 about 4:20 a.m. on the 1800 block...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-25-2008
Thursday, July 24

Inclusion...

“Michigan’s hate crime law would expand to include intimidation of gays and lesbians and people with disabilities, and would make hanging a noose or burning a cross on someone else’s property specific crimes, under changes urged by civil rights groups today. Those changes will be put on a fast...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-24-2008
Friday, July 18

Busy Bullies.

“Vandals spray-painted anti-gay slurs on three [Wilton Manors, Florida] homes and a car early this morning, police say. The incidents, which occurred in 2800 block of Northwest Seventh Avenue, are being investigated as a hate crime, police spokesman David Jones said. He said this is the first time...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-18-2008
Thursday, May 22

Massive.

“Police have arrested 198 people on suspicion of domestic, homophobic and race hate crimes after raids across London, Scotland Yard have said… It is the eighth year the Metropolitan Police has run the operation.” [BBC]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 05-22-2008
Wednesday, May 21

Yikes.

“The Triangle Foundation said Tuesday that the number of violent crimes against Michiganders because of their sexual orientation that was reported to the Detroit-based group jumped 133% last year over 2006.” [Free Press]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 05-21-2008

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