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Another South Carolina man reports he was attacked for being gay
A Spartanburg, S.C. gay man said he was attacked in a local sports bar early Sunday morning by several men who dumped a pitcher of beer on him, and proceeded to use anti-gay slurs while beating him with a broken beer bottle.
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Five men charged in brutal attack on gay teen in South Carolina
Officials in South Carolina have charged five men with the attack on a gay teen who was assaulted outside a convenience store in Rock Hill on April 9.
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Arson, hate crime suspected in barn fire that killed eight horses
An overnight barn fire in Ohio earlier this week that killed eight horses is being called a hate crime after police said they found homophobic messages painted outside the building, leading them to believe the fire was deliberately set.
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LGBT advocacy groups say Texas killings should be prosecuted as hate crime
LGBT advocacy groups are calling for the shooting deaths in of a lesbian and her mother Austin, Texas, earlier this week, to be prosecuted as a hate crime.
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Feud over daughter’s lesbian relationship leads Dad to commit double homicide
A Texas man — distraught over his daughter’s lesbian relationship — was arrested Tuesday for killing his daughter’s girlfriend and the girlfriend’s mother.
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Attack on two Swarthmore College students a possible gay bashing
A Swarthmore College student and his male friend were attacked by a group of teens in a over the weekend, and a college official cautioned the assault may have been spurred by homophobia.
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Man arrested in alleged hate crime beating in NYC says no bias because he too is gay
Police have arrested one of two men responsible for an alleged hate crime attack on a gay man in New York City’s West Village last month, but the man arrested claims the attack was not a hate crime — because he is also gay.
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Police seek attackers in latest anti-gay assault in New York’s West Village
New York City police are searching for two men responsible for a hate crime attack on a gay man in the city’s West Village over the weekend.
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Killer stoned his victim to death because Bible refers to stoning gays
Police in suburban Philadelphia have arrested a man and charged him with murder in the brutal beating of an elderly man. The suspect said he killed his victim using a sock stuffed with rocks because the Old Testament refers to stoning homosexuals.
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Five New York teens arrested in brutal, anti-gay Queens murder
Five New York area teens have been arrested in the fatal beating of Anthony Collao at a party hosted by two gay men last weekend. Collao, 18, was beaten to death by the teens who yelled anti-gay slurs during the attack.