Hate Crimes

In both crime and law, hate crimes (also known as bias-motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group. Examples of such groups include but are not limited to: race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

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Suspect in killing of Puerto Rico teen may claim ‘gay panic’ defense

Thursday, November 19, 2009
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The man charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a gay teenager in Puerto Rico will likely use "gay panic" as a defense, reports UPI. Juan A. Martinez Matos, 26, a married father of four (pictured), confessed he was... [ Read more → ]

Family ‘friend’ admits to murdering Baltimore gay teen

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
As LGBT advocates around the country are planning candlelight vigils in memory of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado — the 19-year-old boy who was burned, dismembered and decapitated last week in Puerto Rico — word comes out of Baltimore about another murdered gay teen. Jason Mattison... [ Read more → ]

Suspect to be charged with murder in slaying of gay teen in Puerto Rico

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The suspect in the brutal slaying of a gay teenager in Puerto Rico will be charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and four other counts, the prosecutor in the case told CNN. Juan A. Martinez Matos was arrested late Monday in connection with the slaying of... [ Read more → ]

Suspect arrested in brutal murder of gay Puerto Rican teen

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of a 19-year-old Puerto Rican man, police said Tuesday. Jorge Steven López Mercado (pictured) was found decapitated, dismembered and partially burned Friday in a wooded area near Cayey on the island of Puerto Rico. "The brutality of... [ Read more → ]

Gay teen found brutally murdered in Puerto Rico

Monday, November 16, 2009
The body of a gay teenager was discovered this past weekend, found burned and decapitated on the island of Puerto Rico. Jorge Steven López Mercado’s body was found decapitated, dismembered and partially burned in a wooded area near Cayey on Friday, Nov. 13. His friends... [ Read more → ]

Man arrested in apparent Long Island hate crime

Thursday, November 5, 2009
From 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,... [ Read more → ]

2nd Georgetown student assulted in anti-gay attack

Monday, November 2, 2009
Georgetown 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... [ Read more → ]

Georgetown student attacked over gay rights shirt

Saturday, October 31, 2009
WASHINGTON DC - Two men allegedly attacked a Georgetown student because they thought she was a lesbian, according to the university's Department of Public Safety. The student was perceived to be gay because of the gay rights shirt she was wearing when she was verbally... [ Read more → ]
President Obama Commemorates Enactment of Hate Crimes Prevention Act

After decade long battle, federal hate crimes law expanded to include gays (Video)

Thursday, October 29, 2009
It's been more than 10 years since the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who was kidnapped, brutally beaten and left to die tied to a fence on a freezing night in the Wyoming wilderness. [ Read more → ]
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Obama to sign hate crime bill on Wednesday

Monday, October 26, 2009
Washington Blade. President Obama intends to sign into law Wednesday a long-sought hate crimes protection measure as part of a major defense bill, according to an administration source. The president plans to pen his name to the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill, which includes... [ Read more → ]
US Capitol

U.S. Senate passes historic hate crimes bill that would protect gays

Friday, October 23, 2009
The U.S. Senate cleared a historic hate crimes bill Thursday for President Obama's signature, approving new federal penalties for attacks on gay men and lesbians. [ Read more → ]
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Tulsa man says he was beaten because he is gay

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
TULSA, OK -- What should have been a 10-minute walk to a friend's house ended with a trip to the hospital for Brandon Patrick, a Tulsan who said he was severely beaten Sunday night because of his sexual orientation, reports the Tulsa World. [caption id="attachment_1797"... [ Read more → ]

Queens Residents Rally for Anti-Hate March

Saturday, October 17, 2009
QUEENS, N.Y. -- Scores of people marched on College Point, Queens in a rally against hate, after a gay man was brutally beaten last week, reports WPIX-TV. Preaching tolerance, protestors marched down College Point Boulevard from 20th Avenue to 14th Avenue Saturday. A diverse coalition... [ Read more → ]

Gay man Jack Price, beaten in Queens, talks about attack

Saturday, October 17, 2009
The gay Queens man whose brutal beating was caught on tape spoke out for the first time Friday, saying he didn't expect to survive the attack. "I thought I died," Jack Price, 49, told the Daily News from his bed at New York Hospital Queens.... [ Read more → ]

Second man arrested in New York assult on gay man

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
A second man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a brutal attack in Queens last week that left a gay man hospitalized, The New York Times reports. The victim, Jack Price, 49, was harassed and assaulted by two men early Friday morning as he... [ Read more → ]
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Judy Shepard on ‘Ellen’ — 11 years later, the pain remains

Saturday, October 10, 2009
On Friday, Judy Shepard appeared on "Ellen" to talk about her new book recounting the murder of her son Matthew, a young gay man and victim of a brutal hate crime. In a heartbreaking interview, she shared what happened that day, and some of the... [ Read more → ]
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House vote expands hate crimes protections to gays and lesbians

Friday, October 9, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to expand the definition of violent federal hate crimes to include those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation, a step that would extend new protections to gay, lesbian,and transgender people, reports the New York Times. Democrats hailed... [ Read more → ]
Judy Shepard

‘The Meaning of Matthew…’ – Judy Shepard’s journey, and crusade for gay rights

Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard shocked the nation. The 21 year-old college student was viciously murdered in Laramie, WY, bludgeoned to death while tied to a fence. Matthew was targeted because he was gay. Matthew's death and the subsequent trial and convictions of his... [ Read more → ]

Singleton gets 75 year prison term for attack on gay man

Friday, August 28, 2009
A Dallas County jury handed down a 75 year prison sentence Thursday for Bobby Singleton (pictured, on left) for brutally beating and robbing Jimmy Lee Dean (pictured, on right) in what prosecutors say was an anti-gay attack. The jury found Singleton guilty as charged Wednesday... [ Read more → ]

2nd trial gets underway in Dallas hate crime attack

Monday, August 24, 2009
The second trial gets underway Monday in the 2008 hate crime attack on Dallas resident Jimmy Lee Dean (pictured). Dean, 43, was hospitalized for 10 days after the attack in July 2008 by Jonathan Gunter and Bobby Singleton. Dean has undergone multiple reconstructive surgeries since... [ Read more → ]
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