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Prosecution rests in murder of gay teen — ‘Larry King was executed for who he was’
Ventura County deputy prosecutor Maeve Fox told jurors in her closing arguments on Thursday, “It’s natural to feel sympathy for youthful murder defendant Brandon McInerney, who grew up in a home so violent and dysfunctional that he wasn’t even allowed to cry after his father punched him in the face. But the law does not allow for sympathy.”
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Defense rests in murder trial of gay teen; accused refuses to testify
Defense attorneys on Monday rested their case in the murder trial of 17-year-old Brandon McInerney, accused in the 2008 execution-style slaying of Lawrence King, a gay classmate.
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Teen pleads guilty in attack on transgender woman at Baltimore area McDonald’s
A 19-year-old woman whose beating of a transgender woman at a Baltimore-area McDonald’s earlier this year, has pleaded to the attack.
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Defense witnesses: childhood molestation triggered violent reaction to gay classmate
Testimony in the murder trial of 17-year-old Brandon McInerney, accused of killing an openly gay classmate, brought new revelations of McInerney’s abusive childhood, and testimony that the victim antagonized McInerney by parading around in makeup and high heels.
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Police in Long Beach, Calif., investigate increase in anti-gay attacks
Police in Long Beach are investigating a rash of anti-gay assaults in the city’s LGBTQ neighborhood enclave known as “the Broadway Corridor,” according to Long Beach police officials.
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Equality Michigan: Hate violence against gay, transgender citizens is not slowing
While overwhelming public support is growing for including gay and transgender people in hate crime laws, Michigan is still one of the states that doesn’t, and hate violence against gay and transgender citizens is not slowing.
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King murder trial resumes — defense claims accused was sexually harassed
Testimony resumes this week in the murder trial of 17-year-old Brandon McInerney, accused of the 2008 execution-style shooting of an openly gay classmate, then-15-year-old Lawrence King.
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Oslo: Something to remember
I’ve been struggling to find a meaningful way to discuss the Oslo tragedy — and I’m at the point of simply admitting the sheer frustration I have with my abilities as a writer, as a therapist, as a commentator — and as a human being. Maybe you’re there, too.
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D.C. police investigating murder of transgender woman
Police in Washington D.C. are investigating the murder of a 23-year-old transgender woman who was fatally shot during the early morning hours on Wednesday.
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Violence against America’s LGBTQ community increased significantly in 2010
Violent crimes against LGBTQ people are on the rise, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP).