Hate Crime News / LGBTQ Nation

Police: Trans people in Philly are getting pelted with fireworks & paint balls

Friday, July 7, 2017

In the latest attack, transgender people were shot at with paintball guns on the street and in front of a drug treatment center.

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Woman shot to death in Virginia is the 15th reported trans murder victim of 2017

Monday, July 3, 2017

Ebony Morgan, 28. died after being shot multiple times early Sunday morning.

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Caitlyn Jenner suffers hate crime outside British LGBT awards ceremony

Monday, May 15, 2017

Paparazzi reportedly taunted Caitlyn Jenner with transphobic comments and threw things at her to get a reaction.

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Police arrest suspect in murder of trans man beaten with pipe on NYC sidewalk

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Kenneth Bostick is the 10th transgender person murdered this year in the United States alone.

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Seattle man pulls gun on pedestrians after yelling homophobic slur

Friday, May 5, 2017

Fortunately, the victims had a camera.

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Miami’s Chay Reed is the ninth reported transgender woman murdered this year

Saturday, April 22, 2017

A friend remembered her as "a light" who was "always trying to make everyone around her happy."

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NYC man punched on subway for being gay as city sees spike in hate crimes

Sunday, April 2, 2017

The openly gay man said he was riding the subway to work when a stranger attacked him.

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Wisconsin gay bashing survivor stabbed to death in possible hate crime

Friday, March 31, 2017

A man who survived a brutal Christmas Eve gay bashing six years ago was stabbed to death this week, on his birthday.

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NY man charged with hate crime in St. Patrick’s Day attack on transgender women

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Police say that the man verbally harassed two transgender women walking into a McDonald's Friday afternoon before launching into a violent assault that sent one woman to the hospital.

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Photo of assaulted transgender teen goes viral as aunt pleads for justice

Friday, March 17, 2017

A 13-year-old transgender girl was punched in the face repeatedly by a male classmate and her family says the school isn't doing enough to keep her safe.

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