Hate Crimes
In both crime and law, hate crimes (also known as bias-motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group. Examples of such groups include but are not limited to: race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
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Dear straight people, are you afraid to hold your partner’s hand in public?
Friday, September 8, 2017Over half of gay men said they felt scared to hold hands with the person they love. -
GOP-controlled Michigan state senate condemns anti-LGBT groups as ‘domestic terrorists’
Thursday, September 7, 2017Unanimously. -
Police arrest man for intentionally hitting transgender woman with his car
Thursday, July 13, 2017Police have arrested a man for the hit and run. -
Police looking for man who beat a disabled man while shouting antigay slur
Friday, July 7, 2017The victim was waiting for a bus in NYC's Chelsea neighborhood when he was punched in the face. Police are investigating it as a hate crime. -
Hate crimes are on the rise in California for the second consecutive year
Wednesday, July 5, 2017Gay men are among the most targeted groups. -
Creep indicted for hate crime after violent antigay attack on NYC subway
Tuesday, July 4, 2017Antoine Thomas is charged with harassing a lesbian and her girlfriend, then punching her in the face. -
Jeff Sessions pledges to fight anti-trans violence at hate crimes summit
Thursday, June 29, 2017Has he turned over a new leaf? Sessions voted against LGBTQ hate crimes protections as a senator, but is showing a different side as attorney general. -
New federal report finds over half of hate crimes go unreported
Thursday, June 29, 2017More than half of the 250,000 hate crimes that took place each year between 2004 and 2015 went unreported to law enforcement according to a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. -
Gang leaves gay teen brain dead after beating, burning, & raping him for hours
Thursday, June 15, 2017This is beyond bullying: a brutal attack on a classmate who was ridiculed for being effeminate. -
Why 2016 was the deadliest year ever for the LGBTQ community
Monday, June 12, 2017And the reason is not just the massacre at Pulse.
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