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Police release photo of man they wish to identify in connection with Clapham stabbings

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Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the homophobic stabbings of two men outside an LGBTQ+ venue in Clapham. Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were standing outside the Two Brewers when a man approached them and attacked them with a knife before running away on the evening of 13 August. They were both taken to hospital for treatment and have since been discharged. The incident is being treated as a homophobic attack by the Met and no one…

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Two men stabbed in homophobic attack outside nightclub on Clapham High Street

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Police are investigating after two men were stabbed in what is being treated as a homophobic attack on Clapham High Street in London. The incident took place at 10:15pm on Sunday, 13 August as the two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, stood outside the Two Brewers nightclub. They were approached by a man who attacked them with a knife before running away, police confirmed in a statement. They were both taken to hospital for treatment and have since been discharged. Detective Inspector Gary Castle, of the Central South…

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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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Met Police restores LGBTQ+ liaison officers to ‘rebuild trust’ with community

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The Met Police has announced the return of full time LGBTQ+ liaison officers in London as part of its “commitment to rebuilding the trust” with the community. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. The roles were created in conjunction with LGBTQ+ people and the LGBT+ Independent Advisory Group (IAG), feedback from which showed it that “the expectations and requirements of LGBT+ community liaison had changed.” LGBT+ Community Liaison Officers (CLOs) will provide support and advice to peers, colleagues and members of…

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West Midlands Police refuses to apologise for history of LGBTQ+ “witch hunts”

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West Midlands Police has “politely declined” calls to apologise for its prior homophobic treatment of LGBTQ+ people. Peter Tatchell, one of the UK’s most prominent human rights activists, demanded that the force to make amends for “its past homophobic witch hunts” as part of the #ApologiseNow campaign being launched on 7 June by the Peter Tatchell Foundation and Baroness Helena Kennedy KC. He accused the force, which is the country’s second largest, of being “one of the most homophobic in Britain” for going “out of its way to target consenting,…

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