hate crimes
In Memoriam: Matthew Shepard
Fourteen years ago on this date, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard died of wounds sustained during a vicious anti-gay hate crime. Today and every day, we must
New Study Finds Gay Men Report Higher Rates of Hate-Motivated Violence
A new study released today by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, the primary resource for independent research and scholarship on sexual orientation
Horrifying Wave of Brutal Anti-Gay Murders in Iraq
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is reporting that approximately 40 LGBT-identified or LGBT-perceived Iraqis have been kidnapped, brutally tortured, and murdered in
Puerto Rican Lawmakers Poised to Strip Hate Crimes Protections from LGBTs
The House of Representatives in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is likely to vote this week on an amendment to the island’s penal code
Larry King’s Killer Going to Jail for 21 Years
Jim Burroway summarizes the end of this tragic story: Brandon McInerney, who was a fourteen-year-old Oxnard Middle School student when he shot Larry King in
Southern Poverty Law Center and Truth Wins Out Launch Campaign Targeting Destructive Conversion Therapy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 11, 2011 Contact: Apreill Hartsfield 334.356.8458 / apreill.hartsfield@splcenter.org Southern Poverty Law Center and Truth Wins Out Launch Campaign Targeting Destructive Conversion
Assaulted At Church For the Crime of Being Gay
By now, readers are probably familiar with the basic bones of this story. Two Wednesdays ago, Jerry Pittman, Jr., and his boyfriend Dustin Lee were
Man Beaten to Death in Anti-Gay Attack in Bachmann’s Hometown
For the last month, the loons competing for the chance to lose to Barack Obama in next year’s presidential election have been running around Iowa
Gays Committed The Following Hate Crimes By Leaving Comments on the Internet
Every time a homosexual leaves a comment on a blog, Bubba, the guardian angel of wingnuts, gets punched in the gonads. Or something like that.
One of These Things Is Not Like The Others…
It’s time for an afternoon game, everybody! Which one of these things is the DIFFERENT one? 1. A couple of weeks ago, a gay couple
