Tag: #HateCrime
Same-Sex Couple Violently Assaulted On Long Island • Instinct Magazine
Kimberly Page being treated for injuries – Police are searching for the man circled in photo
A lesbian couple on Long Island were attacked earlier this month in Patchogue in an assault that police say they are investigating as a hate crime.
Kimberly Page told Suffolk police she and her girlfriend had been socializing with co-workers and friends in a local bar prior to the assault.
After leaving the bar, the couple were approached on the street by a group of four...
UK Man Beaten Unconscious After Being Called Gay Slurs • Instinct Magazine
Ryan Williams (image via Facebook)
A gay man in the UK, who was knocked unconscious and severely beaten requiring medical attention at a hospital, has seen the photos of his injuries go viral on social media.
Ryan Williams, of Preston, Lancashire, shared his story along with graphic photos of his injuries from the attack on Facebook.
“I never thought in my life that I would get beaten up for being GAY!,” wrote Williams on his Facebook page. “Wtf has this world actually...
NYC Gay Bar Arson Suspect Caught • Instinct Magazine
Two pride flags were burned in front of Harlem’s Alibi Lounge on the eve of Pride Month, May 31, 2019. Image via Pix 11.
A second fire at Harlem’s Alibi Lounge started with a burning rainbow flag early Monday morning led to considerable publicity, an NYPD investigation and, The Daily Beast’s Tim Teeman reported earlier this evening, an arrested suspect.
The Daily Beast reports that NYPD has arrested Tyresse Singleton, 20, of Manhattan, who “is charged with two counts each of criminal...
Chilean Government: Only A $35 Fine If You Beat a Gay Man
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Movilh Chile videoMOVILH reports that if you’re in Chile, it only costs $35 to beat a gay man.
Sergio Acosta (25) and José Luis Campos (33) were in their Navidad, Chile electronics shop when one of three customers requested an exchange of a product he purchased for a less expensive option. Through the translation, we summarize that the customer did not offer the purchased item for exchange and the business transaction went sour. One of the owners said...
Mall Cop Reports Anti-Gay Man For Machete Attack
Image via PixabayAn Oregon man is facing hate crime charges for yelling homophobic slurs at an officer while holding a machete.
According to Willamette Week, prosecutors in Multnomah County have applied hate crime charges to a 20-year-old man who shouted anti-gay slurs while waving a machete at a loss prevention officer at a Portland mall’s Macy’s. The man is specifically charged with two intimidation counts, which are Oregon’s hate crime laws, a felony of unlawful use of a weapon, and...
