A man who claimed several Tulsa Police officers attacked him during an arrest over the weekend was found dead in his Norman apartment Wednesday.
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Gay student settles lawsuit against NY district
Posted by admin on March 29th, 2010
A gay teenager in upstate New York who had claimed he was relentlessly bullied by classmates while school administrators stood by settled his lawsuit Monday against the school district.
Posted in hate crime, youth 
Tags: Mohawk Central School District, New York Civil Liberties Union, student 
No Comments »Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance
Posted by admin on November 20th, 2009
Today, the Transgender Day of Remembrance is marked across the world and Europe. This Day was established following a murder of Rita Hester in 1998 and serves as a reminder of existing prejudice, hatred and discrimination against trans people.
Cortés Alexander Joins Famed NOH8 Campaign!
Posted by admin on November 10th, 2009
Singer, songwriter and performer Cortés Alexander is now the latest celebrity to take part in Adam Bouska’s famed NOH8 Campaign! A native of L.A., Cortés originally started on the music scene as part of The Tonics and his own Corté’s Alexander Trio.
Posted in glbt, hate crime Tags: Corté's Alexander Trio, Cortés Alexander, NOH8, NOH8 Campaign, The Tonics No Comments »Boy targeted by anti-gay bullies on YouTube
Posted by admin on August 29th, 2009
A young boy named Simon posted this video back in April in response to people on YouTube calling him a “homo”. The video has spawned a slew of parodies and anti-gay hate speech that is unpublishable here. The comments are perverted, disgusting, and even racist.
Soldier who threatened gays has remand extended by 3 days
Posted by admin on August 9th, 2009
The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Sunday extended by three days the remand of Shmuel Freimark, a 20-year-old soldier in the haredi battalion of the Nahal Brigade, who allegedly threatened on the Internet that there would be another attack on the homosexual community which would be more serious than last week’s.
Posted in hate crime Tags: hate, homosexual, Israel, Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, Nahal Brigade, Shmuel Freimark No Comments »Those bullets hurt us all
Posted by admin on August 8th, 2009
President Shimon Peres spoke at a solidarity rally at Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Saturday night, held in memory of two people killed in last week’s shooting attack at a gay youth club in the city, Jerusalem Post reports.
Posted in glbt, hate crime Tags: glbt, President Shimon Peres, Rabin Square, rally, Tel Aviv No Comments »Got homophobic e-mails after complaining about local McDonald’s restaurant
Posted by admin on August 6th, 2009
It began when Mattias one days found the service he got at the restaurant was poor and then sent a written complaint to McDonalds headquarters in Stockholm.
Human Rights Campaign Condemns Israeli LGBT Center Shooting
Posted by admin on August 3rd, 2009
Late Saturday evening, during a youth meeting at the Aguda LGBT community center headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, a masked gunman opened fire on a teen support group, killing two and injuring at least 15 more. The two murdered youth were ages 17 and 26. Most teens who participate in the Aguda’s youth support program [...]
Posted in glbt, hate crime Tags: Aguda, candlelight vigil, hrc, Israel, Joe Solmonese, Tel Aviv No Comments »Netanyahu: Israel a country of tolerance
Posted by admin on August 2nd, 2009
Prime minister tells cabinet meeting full force of law must be used against person who murdered two youths in attack on Tel Aviv gay and lesbian center. Minister Shalom refers to incident as ‘terror attack’. President Peres: Enlightened and civilized nation cannot accept this murder.
Posted in hate crime Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Minister Shalom, simon Peres, Tel Aviv, tolerance No Comments »Two killed, 10 wounded in Tel Aviv gay center shooting
Posted by admin on August 1st, 2009
Two people were killed and 10 people were wounded – two seriously, three moderately and the rest lightly – in a shooting at the Bar Noir, a center for youth run by the Tel Aviv gay community, on Saturday night.
