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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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Hayley Kiyoko defies Tennessee police, brings drag queens on stage

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Hayley Kiyoko has spoken out after a police officer warned her against bringing drag queens on stage at her concert in Nashville, Tennessee. In a video shared to the singer-songwriter’s Instagram on 2 May, she told fans she was “upset” after an “unbelievable” encounter with an undercover police officer at the venue. “Apparently my show, because it’s all ages, we can’t have drag performers at my show,” she tearfully explained. “So, we’re trying to figure out if there’s a workaround or what this situation is, but this is fucked up.…

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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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England’s fire services: Homophobia, racism and misogyny rife, report finds

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Bullying, harassment and discrimination are rife in England’s fire services, according to a groundbreaking new report. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Complaints of homophobic, sexist and racist behaviour – which was often dismissed as banter – were found in 11 of its 44 services. This included a senior officer using a racist slur and male firefighters telling a colleague they would rape her. “The findings from our most recent inspections have shown that a great deal more work is needed…

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Ranjith Kankanamalage: Homophobic attacker found guilty of murder

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A homophobic man who has an obsession with hammer attacks has been convicted of murdering Ranjith ‘Roy’ Kankanamalage in an east London cemetery. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Erik Field, 37, hid in the shadows before launching himself at the victim, the Old Bailey heard. Ranjith was hit 12 times in the face and head with the hammer, resulting in what has been described as “catastrophic” injuries. The 50-year-old’s body was ultimately found in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in the…

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Met Police is institutionally homophobic, racist and sexist, review finds

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London’s Metropolitan Police force is in need of a “complete overhaul” and is institutionally homophobic, racist and sexist, an official report has said. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Louise Casey spent a year investigating the Met after a review was commissioned in the wake of one of its officers, Wayne Couzens, abducting, raping and murdering Sarah Everard in March 2021. She said the force is likely to have more officers like Couzens, as well as serial rapist David Carrick, who…

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Levi Davis: Police report “disturbing” issues with missing rugby player case

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The disappearance of rugby player Levi Davis is being investigated by Spanish detectives in order to understand whether or not a crime has been committed, the BBC reported. He was last seen in a pub in Barcelona, Spain on 29 October. Officers have since described the case as “disturbing” due to there being “no logical explanation” about what happened. The 24-year-old had gone to Ibiza a few weeks before going missing to stay with his friend Richard Squire and work on some songs together. Squire said he last saw Davis…

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Black trans woman Cashay B. Henderson fatally shot before home set on fire in Milwaukee

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Cashay B. Henderson, a 31-year-old trans woman, was found dead in her apartment after being fatally shot before her home was set on fire. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Officers responded to reports of a fire near 29th and Villard streets just before 10am on Sunday 26 February and found Henderson inside. Police are investigating her death as a homicide and continue to search for suspects. “Black Trans Women continue to be at the highest risk for homicides within the…

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