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Ohio lawmaker to introduce hate crimes bill following attacks outside gay bar
CLEVELAND — An Ohio state lawmaker plans to introduce a bill next week that would make crimes targeting someone because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability a hate crime.
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Cleveland police arrest 13-year-old in alleged hate crime at gay bar
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Police in Cleveland, Ohio, have arrested a 13-year-old teen in connection with a second possible hate crime in less than a week at a local gay bar.
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Cameroon rally targets suspected gay bars amid rise in anti-LGBT tensions
DOUALA, Cameroon — More than 100 young men and women in Cameroon’s capital posted anti-gay signs on bars suspected of being gay-friendly during a rally organized amid mounting threats and acts of violence targeting the country’s sexual minorities.
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Sports Illustrated captures cheers, kisses at San Francisco gay sports bar
SAN FRANCISCO — In the pages of Sports Illustrated, many readers will get a glimpse into a Bay Area 49er fan celebration they may not be familiar with.
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Indy gay bar owner claims alleged drive-by shooting a ‘hate crime’
INDIANAPOLIS, Inc. — The owner of a gay bar in Indianapolis said he is certain that a blown out window at his establishment is more than a random act of violence, he thinks it may be a hate crime.
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Chicago-area gay club burns, fire seen as suspicious
OAK PARK, Ill. — A fire destroyed The Velvet Rope Ultra Lounge, an Oak Park, Ill., gay nightclub in what the owner suspects as an anti-gay arson early Sunday morning, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
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Iconic gay bar, The Abbey, bans bachelorette parties until marriage legal for gays
The Abbey, the iconic West Hollywood gay bar twice-named the “Best Gay Bar in the World,” has banned bachelorette parties until same-sex marriage becomes legal.
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Uganda’s only gay bar shut down for attracting ‘strange’ persons
The only openly gay and lesbian Bar in Uganda has been forcibly closed, according to its owner. The landlord padlocked by the property and said the bar was noisy and attracted “strange” persons frequenting it.
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Six police officers fired, nine disciplined over botched raid of Atlanta gay bar
Six Atlanta police officers have been fired following an investigation into the botched raid of an Atlanta gay bar in 2009.
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Police make arrest in murder of gay bar owner in Elmira NY
Police in Elmira, N.Y. have arrested Louis Duffy, 20, in the murder of Clinton “Billy” Lewis, the owner of Club Chill, a local gay bar just blocks from his home.