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Sarah Jane Baker: Trans activist recalled to prison over ‘punch TERFs’ speech

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Sarah Jane Baker has been arrested after allegedly calling on activists to “punch” TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) at London Trans+ Pride earlier this month. “If you see a TERF, punch them in the f**king face,” she told the crowd on 8 July. The 53-year-old was arrested four days later and subsequently charged under section 4a of the Public Order Act. Police confirmed that Baker was “recalled to prison for breaching the terms of her licence conditions”. She is reportedly being held in a male facility, where she is expected to…

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Kevin Spacey cleared of sexual assault charges

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Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting four men between 2001 and 2013 following a trial in London. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. The 64-year-old adamantly denied the nine charges against him and had tears in his eyes as the jury shared its verdict. These included seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity…

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Reward offered for info after LGBTQ+ adult store in Manchester attacked multiple times

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Repeat attacks on Clonezone, an LGBTQ+ adult store in Manchester’s Gay Village, have prompted Crimestoppers to trigger a £2,000 ($2,620) reward and appeal. The shop, which is located on Sackville Street, was subjected to four attacks in recent months. Its latest, which took place on 22 May, saw a masked man riding a motorbike smash the glass door before speeding off towards Bloom Street. The bike, which is a distinctive red/orange colour off-road style GASGAS vehicle, is believed to have been used in a previous attack on 24 April. Another…

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Right-wing protesters storm Pride festival in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi

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As many as 2,000 anti-LGBTQ+ protesters stormed a Pride celebration in Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi on 8 July, resulting in its cancellation. Many scuffled with police, while others ran to the stage and burned rainbow flags. Some waved religious symbols, with the Orthodox Christian clergy among those protesting. Both the event’s organisers and Georgia’s president blamed anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric for causing the incident. “Today’s developments indicate that today’s planned events were pre-coordinated and agreed upon between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the violent group Alt-Info,” Tbilisi Pride said in a…

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Two arrested after trans teen killed in South Carolina

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An 18-year-old transgender man has been found dead after disappearing while on a date in Pageland, South Carolina, police have confirmed. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Known to his friends as Jacob Williamson, the teen was last seen by family members on the evening of 30 June. Union County sheriff Eddie Cathey said police recovered what they believe to be his body on the afternoon of 4 June, Newsweek reported. Following what has been described as an “extensive” investigation by…

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Drag Race winner Tyra Sanchez arrested after protesting with “big old dildo”

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James Ross, formerly known as ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner Tyra Sanchez, has been arrested again in Florida. The star was arrested on 6 July in Starke after publicly protesting his latest arrest in May for allegedly attempting to resist arrest in the wake of a car accident. “We’ve arrested James William Ross. He came out and was in his little outfit, and he had the police sign, hanging it up and showing and dancing,” the Chief of Police, Jeff Johnson, told Entertainment Weekly. “He was in a little G-string with…

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Trans teacher removed from primary school over “safety concerns” after Pride flag set alight

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A primary school in Los Angeles has removed a transgender teacher over “safety concerns” after his Pride flag was found badly burnt. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. He had displayed the flag in a flower pot at Saticoy Elementary School and, on 22 May, found it burned and the pot broken. The incident is being investigated by Los Angeles police as a possible hate crime. “We experienced a break-in over the weekend at Saticoy Elementary that resulted in vandalism and…

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Police search for man caught defecating on Pride flag at NYC bar

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Police in New York City are searching for a man who was caught defecating on a Pride flag by a bar’s CCTV. Footage shows the culprit placing the flag onto a chair before going to the toilet on it. He proceeds to wipe his backside with a second Pride flag before leaving the scene. The incident, which happened at the Buceo 95 bar around 10am on 15 April, is being investigated as a hate crime. Nathan Nolen Edwards, the venue’s general manager who has worked there for six years, said…

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Stephen Port: Failures in Met Police’s murder investigation “could happen again”, inspection finds

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The Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) failures to capture serial killer Stephen Port “could happen again” as the force has not learned enough from the case, according to a new report.  From June 2014 to September 2015, Port murdered at least four men – Anthony Walgate, 23, Gabriel Kovari, 22, Daniel Whitworth, 21, and Jack Taylor, 25 – before being arrested on 15 October 2015. Port met his victims online (including gay dating app Grindr) before leading them to his home in Barking, London where they were given lethal doses of…

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LGBTQ+ adult store in Manchester attacked for a third time in six weeks

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Clonezone, an LGBTQ+ adult store in the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village, had its windows smashed with a crowbar. It marks the venue’s third attack in just six weeks. CCTV footage from 24 April, which Clonezone has shared a screenshot of, shows the venue’s window being smashed by a masked individual as another sits on a motorbike watching. The image shows what appears to be a parked police car behind the person on the bike, though whether or not any officers were present remains unclear and GAY TIMES has asked…

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