Tag: #gayslurs

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...