Tag: attack

A man, who attacked a couple holding hands for the first time in public, has been jailed. Faisal Ahmed has been handed a 20-week prison sentence, of which ten must be served in jail, for shouting “you fu**ing gay boy” at Sam Martin and his partner Tom Davies. Mr Martin and Mr Davies were returning home from a night out last November when the 32-year-old, who claimed to have been on an alcohol “binge” at the time, grabbed Mr Martin by...

The openly gay fighter said he was tired of the online harassment. Yusaf Mack used his boxing skills outside of the ring last weekend, attacking a man at a barbershop who he says was trolling him on social media because he’s gay. TMZ first released footage of the 37-year-old repeatedly punching the man at the L.A. Clippers barbershop in Philadelphia on Saturday as customers and employees watched in disbelief. https://twitter.com/ChopShop702/status/833733709761122304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Mack reluctantly came out in 2015 after a pornographic movie featuring him in...

“Silence will mean fear and discrimination will flourish,” says LGBT activist Ashwin Raj. A gay couple attacked on the island of Fiji is staying silent, fearful of reprisals. The two men, attacked over the weekend, have asked not to be identified—and have not gone to police—because “they feared for their lives,” according to the Fiji Sun. A police spokesperson said there’s not much that can be done if the victims don’t want to file a complaint: “We would encourage them to come...

A 22-year-old has been left with a series of scratches and wounds on his face after he was attacked in broad daylight. Christopher Johnson was attacked at 11am on Tuesday morning leaving him needing urgent medical attention. Johnson, who said he lost an hour of his memory following the attack, had his facial wounds treated at the hospital. He told the Liverpool Echo, who published images of Johnson’s wounds: “I spent the night at my best friend’s house and I walked along...

Fight over brother’s sexuality was start of deadly rampage The driver who tore through a Melbourne street killing pedestrians yesterday (20 January) had just stabbed his brother because he was gay. That’s the new claim by his mother. Dimitrious (James) ‘Jimmy’ Gargasoulas, 26, killed four people. And he injured at least 20 more in busy Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia. Now his mother, Emily Gargasoluas, says her son fought with his brother Angelo, over his sexuality on the day of the attack. Gargasoluas allegedly stabbed...

“We repudiate this attack of hate, which deserves all legal and social sanction." A young Jewish gay advocate was attacked in a park in Santiago, Chile, by three men wearing neo-Nazi symbols. The men punched him in the neck and slashed his arms and legs with a razor more than 40 times. Jorge Arce was walking through Bustamante Park wearing a t-shirt with the Israeli flag on it, when the three assailants yelled “murderer” and attacked him. “I had 40 stitches on...

There’s a strange, terrible story unspooling in Australia, compounded by the mystery of exactly what happened. Here are the facts that we know for certain: Joth Wilson was found unconscious and severely injured under a train bridge in Australia on New Year’s Day. He was found by his husband, Maioha Tokotaua, around 2am. The couple, who have raised numerous adopted children in New Zealand, were visiting Australian family. According to Tokotaua, an unnamed straight man had been harassing the couple on New Year’s...

Chuck Redding, 75, tells Gay Star News about being attacked by an angry stranger. A 75-year-old gay Florida man says he was pulled from his car and beaten to the ground in the name of Donald Trump. Chuck Redding of Sarasota describes the incident this way: ‘He yanked the door open, dragged me out, ripped my shirt. I was on the pavement. He kept saying, “You know my new president says we can kill all you faggots now.” Redding tells Gay Star...

Warning: This article contains graphic images that some people might find distressing. A gay man was reportedly attacked by Trump supporters on election night leaving him bleeding and requiring five staples in his head. Chris Ball, a Calgary film producer, spent election night watching poll results at a bar. As the evening progressed tensions began to rise from supporters on both sides of the political spectrum. “People started launching homophobic slurs at me from afar,” he told Metro News. “I mean, I...

A socialite dubbed Britain’s vainest man was attacked inside a gay nightclub in Manchester. Ryan Staveley was assaulted in Kiki, on Canal Street, whilst out with friends in the early hours of Saturday morning. The 25 year old has been told he will need stitches after he was left with a bloody, swollen face and a potentially broken eye socket. Staveley has hit out at the police for allowing his attacker to walk away with a caution. “It’s disgraceful. The guy walked over...

Do you remember where you were 18 years ago?  I was in my third year of teaching high school in a small Maine town with a student population 330 and town population of 3,200.  Everyone knew everyone.  If you wanted privacy, you would have to leave town.  I had started going to gay bars, had just been on a very few dates, dealt with some psychos, dead ends, but never found someone that helped me be me.  As youngins,...

I cheered when some of my friends on Facebook were booking their flights to San Francisco and Folsom Street Fair. When friends stated they were going to Southern Decadence in New Orleans I told them be careful and be safe.  Was my cheers and warnings backwards? What was supposed to be a weekend of revelry and excitement for two friends in town for San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair turned ugly Saturday night when five assailants attacked the men with pepper...

Nearly two thirds of LGBTI people in Scotland say they have suffered a hate crime – but the vast majority did not report it to the police. That’s the initial findings of a survey conducted by Scotland’s Equality Network, coinciding with a report from the Scottish Government’s Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion. According to the Equality Network, interim results show that 63% of LGBTI people have been the target of a hate crime, the majority of which happened...

Authorities arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami on Monday in connection with the bombing that took place in Chelsea district in New York City. 29 people were injured in the blast. Rahami was arrested after a shootout with police this morning. Rahami shot a police officer in the abdomen during his arrest. The officer was wearing a bullet-proof vest that saved him. Ramai worked at his family’s chicken restaurant called “First American Chicken.” His friends and family says he was radicalized in Afghanistan. He traveled there three times! Ahmad...