Tag: vandalism

A rainbow and transgender crossing has been vandalised for the second time in a week. The crossing, in Lethbridge, Canada, was vandalised on Monday and Thursday, less than a week after it was first painted. The city has told Lethbridge Pride members that the damage was done with tar and asphalt. A criminal investigation is currently underway. Lethbridge Pride Fest said late Monday night both marked crossings had visible vehicle skid marks across them. Lethbridge Pride Fest described the skid marks from Monday as...

One of the oldest and most known gay bars in Dublin has been vandalised with homophobic and Nazi graffiti. The George pub, on George Street, was left with Nazi symbols and homophobic words scrawled on the front. The graffiti was discovered early this morning. By 11am, a cleaning group was called to remove the vandalism and Dublin Town, a local community group, was notified. A spokesman for the group said that they were prepared to deal with this type of vandalism. “We have staff...

The Equality House in Topeka, Kansas, which stands opposite the Westboro Baptist Church has been attacked this week. Planting Peace, a non-profit organisation that does exactly what its name suggests, have been spreading love all over the world for a while now. They traveled to Antartica to declare it ‘the world’s first LGBT-friendly continent’ and even sent a Pride flag into space in the past. But it looks like one of their earliest, and most famous, projects is under attack. The equality house, a glorious...