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Indiana teen claims he was gay bashed in school restroom
An openly gay Indiana teen claims he was lured into a high school restroom and gay bashed, while other students looked on. Now his family is speaking out about why they think this should be investigated as a hate crime.
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Georgia man targeted with anti-gay slurs, arson in possible hate crime
A Georgia man says his home was set on fire just hours after someone threw a rock through his window with a note wrapped around it containing anti-gay slurs. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office investigators are investigating what appears to be arson and a possible hate crime.
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Queens man sentenced to 12 years in prison for 2009 gay bashing
A Queens man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for viscous 2009 attack on an openly gay man outside a College Point deli. Daniel Rodriguez, 22, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree robbery as a hate crime in the attack on 49-year-old Jack Price.
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Palm Springs police chief resigns over expletive, sting operation targeting gay men
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Police Chief David Dominguez resigned last week amid an ongoing scandal involving a 2009 sex sting operation that targeted gay men.
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Colleagues of anti-gay Commissioner to consider resolution against sexual bias
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Commissioners in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County will consider a resolution against sexual bias after one of their own referred to gays as “sexual predators” in an email made public last week.
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NC Commissioner Bill James’ latest claim: Gays prey on young men at YMCA’s
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenberg County Commissioner Bill James, who recently described gays as “sexual predators,” now claims that gays prey on young men at YMCA’s, according to a new post on his website.
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Queens College GSA vandalized with hate messages, gay slurs
FLUSHING, N.Y. — The Queens College Gay Straight Alliance was vandalized this month with hate messages and gay slurs. So far both campus police and city police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
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Palm Springs police chief apologizes for calling gays ‘filthy mother f——-‘
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Palm Springs Police Chief David Dominguez has issued an apology for remarks he made during 2009 a sex sting in the Warm Sands neighborhood that targeted gay men.
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North Carolina County Commissioner: ‘Homosexuals are sexual predators’
A North Carolina County Commissioner known for his outspoken anti-gay views, has called gay people “sexual predators” in an e-mail to fellow Mecklenburg County Commissioners.
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Austin men attacked after leaving gay bar
AUSTIN, Texas — Two men say they were attacked after leaving a gay night club in downtown Austin on Christmas night, by five men who jumped from a vehicle yelling anti-gay slurs.