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LGBT demonstrators in Russia attacked, jailed for unauthorized gay pride
Russian police have arrested at least 14 LGBT activists for holding a unauthorized gay pride demonstration in St Petersburg on Saturday.
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Appeals court upholds ruling that ‘gay panic’ was not sufficient defense
A Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision rejecting use of the so-called “gay panic defense” in a case where the defendant attacked and severely beat another man for what he testified was unwanted sexual advances.
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Violence, thousands of protesters bring abrupt halt to Croatia gay pride
An estimated 8,000 protesters — many throwing stones, bottles, bricks, firecrackers, and eggs — brought an abrupt end to the first gay pride to be staged in the port city of Split, in southern Croatia on Saturday.
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Portuguese model will plead insanity in brutal murder of celebrity journalist
The Portuguese model who admitted to the brutal murder of celebrity journalist Carlos Castro in a New York hotel earlier this year, will likely seek an insanity defense.
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Thousands hold hands at Portland rally in solidarity with attacked gay couple
An estimated 4,000 Portland area residents on Sunday gathered to hold hands on the Hawthorne Bridge as an act of solidarity with two gay men who were allegedly attacked on May 25 for doing just that.
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Police investigating attack on Portland men as possible anti-gay bias
Police in Portland, Ore., are investigating what they called a possible bias attack against two gay men.
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Three suspects in custody following attack outside El Paso gay bar
Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the brutal beating of a man outside an El Paso, Tex., gay nightclub earlier this month.
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Kentucky man sentenced in hate crime attack outside gay-friendly bar
A Kentucky judge on Tuesday ruled that a white supremacist had committed a hate crime when he attacked four people last year outside a bar frequented by gays.
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Execution on hold for man convicted of torture, killing of gay man
The scheduled execution of a Pennsylvania man, who was twice-convicted in the torture and murder of a gay man, has been put on hold.
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Blake Shelton catches heat for Twitter post suggesting anti-gay violence
Blake Shelton, Country Male Vocalist of the Year and a judge on “The Voice,” came under fire from GLAAD and LGBT advocates and allies on Thursday today a homophobic Twitter post about beating up another man for touching him.