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Protests held in Birmingham over recent wave of LGBTQ+ hate crimes

October 26, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Dozens of people took to the streets of Birmingham in protest of the city’s recent wave of homophobic attacks. The demonstrations took place on both the 14 and 24 October, with attendees being “encouraged to bring along posters, banners, rainbow flags, colour, pride and symbols of hope”. Organised by Birmingham Against LGBTQI Hate, the events saw members of the community and its allies take a stand against homophobia. The first demonstration took place outside the Nightingale Club, Birmingham’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ venue, with the second occurring at the Chinese…

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A gay couple suffers horrific homophobic attack after leaving a Basildon nightclub

October 18, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

A gay couple suffered a violent homophobic attack just feet away from their flat in Basildon, Essex. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. During the early ours of Sunday (10 October), Dan Wilson and his boyfriend Rob Morris were leaving the Colors nightclub when they were targeted by five men outside the venue. The unknown assailants spewed homophobic language at the couple and then proceeded to kick, punch and stomp on them a couple of feet away from their flat. In an…

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Trans woman stabbed on her own doorstep in ‘shocking targeted attack’

September 29, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

A transgender woman was stabbed on her own home’s doorstep in what police are treating as a “targeted hate crime”. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. According to the West Midlands Police, the “shocking transphobic attack” saw the woman stabbed in the stomach and leg after opening her front door to a man she had met online earlier that day. The two had arranged to meet on the evening of 30 November 2020, which resulted in the 33-year-old victim being left with…

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Man, 67, hospitalised after being tied to tree and beaten in apparent hate crime

September 15, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The mayor of a small town is in hospital after being stripped, tied to a tree, beaten up and robbed in an apparent anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime. Content warning: This story may include topics that some readers may find uncomfortable. The 67-year-old, who remains unnamed at this time, is reportedly a mayor in the Aveyron department in the south of France. He was allegedly leaving a parking lot that is also a gay cruising area when the attack took place, sparking concerns that he was the victim of a discriminatory attack.…

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Victim of “homophobic hate crime” found dead in cemetery named by police

September 1, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The victim of a suspected homophobic murder has been named by police as 50-year-old Ranjith Kankanamalage. Kankanamalage’s body was found dead in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, East London, in the early hours of 16 August. The 50-year-old, who was known as Roy by friends, was declared deceased at the scene by members of the London Ambulance Service who arrived at around 6.30am. He was found to have a head injury and a post-mortem examination later ruled that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. In a…

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Man Accused Of Viciously Beating A Lesbian Couple While Calling One Of The Women ‘A Dude’

July 21, 2019 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Police on Long Island are investigating a possible hate crime after a lesbian couple in New York were brutally attacked by a group of men, reports NBC News. Authorities say Kimberly Page and her girlfriend were in an alleyway just west of the Patchogue-Medford Library around 3:30 a.m. on July 7 when they were approached by a group of men. One of the men allegedly made lewd comments toward the women before he assaulted Page. “It originated by him asking her (Page’s girlfriend) ‘if she would want some real (expletive),’”…

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