Tag: "Gay Slur"

‘Jersey Shore’ cast member spews gay slurs in homophopic tirade (Video)

LGBTQ Nation • Tuesday, February 16, 2010 • Filed under: Television • Comments (1)

Magro

Ronnie Magro from Jersey Shore didn’t just fight in front of the cameras — he also went on a homophobic tirade and spewed anti-gay slurs during an altercation on the boardwalk .

And the footage has finally come to light…

Reports TMZ;

It all went down minutes before Ronnie’s first brawl on the show — in which he and another bar patron could be seen talking trash to each other and then exchanging blows on the shore in front of their girlfriends.

But in the new never-before-seen footage — Ronnie can also be seen and heard calling the guy a “f**king f**got” and a “f**king queer.”

Doing their best to keep “reality” out of the reality show, MTV never aired the footage. Watch it here: Continue reading…

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

Seattle gay man attacked outside community center amid anti-gay slurs

LGBTQ Nation • Friday, January 8, 2010 • Filed under: Washington (State) • Comments (0)

A man told police he was beaten Sunday night in the parking lot of the Seattle Filipino Community Center because he is gay, and police arrested the man who allegedly made homophobic threats after the assault.

The suspect, 22, posted bond and was released from King County Jail on Monday night.

According to SLOG:

When officers arrived, the victim, a black man in his early 20s, said he and his female friend had left the community center to grab something from her vehicle.

Upon returning to the building, two men in their earlier 20s confronted the man. The men — one of whom the victim knew as a friend of his cousin — trapped the victim between two cars, and they “then punched the victim with closed fists on both sides of the victim’s face,” the report says. “Then both suspects began to yell at the victim and stated ‘You gay motherfucker.’”

Security staff working for an event inside the community center responded to the assault and apprehended the man that the victim knew. The second man, the police report says, fled the scene while yelling, “I wanna beat your ass, you gay ass motherfucker.”

The suspect posted bond and was released from King County Jail on Monday night.

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

Police arrest man for tagging anti-gay slurs in Seattle neighborhood

LGBTQ Nation • Friday, December 18, 2009 • Filed under: Washington (State) • Comments (0)

A man suspected of spray-painting homophobic slurs on a number of West Seattle buildings was arrested Thursday morning, reports KOMO-TV.

Ryan J. Cox, 31, was arrested without incident and booked into King County Jail.

Cox was arrested in May for spray-painting the same gay slur on many businesses and a garage door. And it was that garage door that incriminated him.

The owner of the garage grew tired after being tagged seven different times. In hopes of catching the vandal, he installed a hidden camera across the street and snapped pictures of the artist in action.

Police believe the pictures show Cox spray-painting the slur.

“This is a hate crime, in my opinion,” said the victim, who wished to remain anonymous.

Hate crime is a felony punishable by serious jail time.

Last May, Cox was charged with only misdemeanors for his anti-gay graffiti, and spent one month in jail.

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

Victims of attack say they were targeted because they’re gay

LGBTQ Nation • Monday, November 30, 2009 • Filed under: Missouri • Comments (0)

Jacob-PiwowarczykSt. Louis Police are investigating an attack early Saturday outside a nightclub, and while police say it’s too soon to tell whether this will be categorized as a hate crime, the victims believe they were targeted because they’re gay, reports KSDK-TV.

Jacob Piwowarczyk says, “I have a soft tissue bruise on my elbow. I have six stitches in my eye and I have a mild concussion.”

These are the physical reminders, of a night Piwowarczyk won’t soon forget. He and two friends were leaving the Complex Nightclub when it happened.

Piwowarczyk says, “They came up out of the car and they start calling us faggots.” Continue reading…

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

KC Chiefs drop Larry Johnson following gay slur

LGBTQ Nation • Monday, November 9, 2009 • Filed under: Sports • Comments (1)

Larry JohnsonThe Kansas City Chiefs released controversy-plagued running back Larry Johnson on Monday, the day he was scheduled to come back from his two-week suspension.

On his Twitter account two weeks ago, Johnson questioned Chiefs coach Todd Haley’s competence, insulted followers and used a gay slur.

He repeated the gay slur the next day to reporters and subsequently suspended for two weeks.

”We decided it was in the best interests of the Kansas City Chiefs’ organization to move forward at this time,” Haley said.

This latest incident was not the first trouble for Johnson.

The Kansas City Star reported Johnson was accused of aggravated assault in 2003 and misdemeanor domestic battery for waving a gun at his ex-girlfriend, but the charges were dropped because the running back entered a domestic-violence program.

In 2005, Johnson was accused of pushing a woman to the ground at another KC nightspot, but the charges were later dropped.

Full story at the Kansas City Star.

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

GLAAD calls out ‘South Park’ for trying to ‘delegitimize’ anti-gay slur

LGBTQ Nation • Friday, November 6, 2009 • Filed under: Television • Comments (0)

South ParkOn Wednesday night, “fag” was the word of the night on “South Park,” and GLAAD — the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — isn’t laughing.

The November 4 episode featured rampant use of the anti-gay slurs “fag” and “faggot” as Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny attempted to drive a local biker gang out of town.

In the broadcast, the gang rallies their Colorado town to use the slur to refer to “annoying and inconsiderate” riders of Harley Davidson motorcycles. Local gays initially take offense to the boys’ use of the word, then get on board with the re-branding after noting the word is “never going to disappear, [it's] simply too much fun to say.”

“Though this seems to represent a well-intentioned effort by the creators of South Park to delegitimize a vulgar anti-gay slur, the fact is that the word is and remains a hateful slur that is often part of the harassment, bullying and violence that gay people, and gay youth in particular, experience on a daily basis in this country,” GLAAD said in a statement Thursday.

A clip from the episode can be watched here: Continue reading…

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

Man arrested in apparent Long Island hate crime

LGBTQ Nation • Thursday, November 5, 2009 • Filed under: Around the Nation, New York • Comments (0)

Robert Bellamy JrFrom WPIX-TV:

One man was arrested – and two others are still being sought – in the beating and robbery of two men in Lakeview early Sunday morning, Nassau County police said.

The two victims, one of whom was dressed up in drag for Halloween, were walking on Woodfield Road near Janos Ave. when they were approached around 1:50 a.m. by a car being driven by a woman with three men inside.

The three men – including 23-year-old Robert Bellamy Jr. (pictured) – apparently got out of the car and surrounded the victims, who were on their way home from a Halloween party.

Bellamy is accused of punching one of the victim’s in the face and then – along with the two other suspects – punching the second victim in the head and face, knocking him to the ground and calling him a “faggot” during the assault, police said.

While the victim was on the ground, all three suspects reportedly kicked him in the stomach and stole $7 from his pockets before fleeing the scene.

Full story and video at WPIX-TV.

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

2nd Georgetown student assulted in anti-gay attack

LGBTQ Nation • Monday, November 2, 2009 • Filed under: Around the Nation, District of Columbia • Comments (0)

Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown University is reeling after the second alleged attack on a student in less than a week. A man assaulted a young man early Sunday morning after repeatedly using gay slurs.

About 1:30 a.m. Sunday, a male student was walking about a block from campus when a man in a leather jacket and face paint approached him and began shouting an anti-gay rant, according to police.

The man then assaulted the student before fleeing, according to the Georgetown Department of Public Safety.

The student was treated at Georgetown University Hospital and released.

Last Tuesday, two men attacked a female student on Canal Road, using gay slurs, and then knocked her down and hit her. She was wearing a t-shirt supporting gay rights.

Also, on Monday, a written slur was posted on the door of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transsexual Resource Center.

About 200 students attended a vigil in Red Square on Monday night in support of the victims. They want to draw attention to homophobia and urge Georgetown to do more to combat it.

Tuesday night students at Georgetown are holding a vigil to show their solidarity against these hate crimes.

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

Chiefs, Johnson reach settlement over ‘tweets,’ gay slurs

LGBTQ Nation • Saturday, October 31, 2009 • Filed under: Sports • Comments (0)

Larry JohnsonLarry Johnson’s agent said he and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed Saturday night to cut the running back’s two-week suspension in half, saving him more than $300,000.

The Chiefs previously suspended Johnson for two weeks until Nov. 9 for what they called conduct “detrimental” to the team. Continue reading…

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

Chief’s Johnson suspended over disparaging remarks, gay slurs

LGBTQ Nation • Thursday, October 29, 2009 • Filed under: Sports • Comments (0)

Larry JohnsonKansas City Chiefs starting running back Larry Johnson was issued a two-week suspension Wednesday night for “conduct detrimental to the team.”

Johnson posted disparaging remarks Sunday night on his Twitter page, starting with a remark about Coach Todd Haley’s lack of football playing experience. He later posted a gay slur in response to one of his Twitter followers, and Johnson directed another gay slur Monday morning in the Chiefs’ locker room.

He will not be permitted at team headquarters or allowed to participate in team activities before Nov. 9, the day after the Chiefs play at Jacksonville.

Johnson’s agent, Peter Schaffer, said that an appeal would be filed, and would ask for an expedited hearing.

Johnson had already been barred from the team Tuesday for remarks he made earlier in the week, although that was not a suspension. Johnson will not be paid while suspended, saving the Chiefs about $660,000 in total compensation the next two weeks.

The Chiefs issued a statement Wednesday night announcing Johnson’s suspension, and a spokesman said the team wouldn’t comment further.

Previously from LGBTQ Nation:

Page 1 of 212