Hate Crimes
Gay Rights Over the Last Decade
A report by LGBTmap.org outlines the gay rights movement from 2000 to 2009. Highlights include: States outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation
Obama Appointee Vows to Step Up Hate Crimes Enforcement
While Newsweek predicts that President Obama will do little for gay rights in 2010, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, Obama’s new Justice Department
UK Hate Crime Convictions Rise Tenfold
The United Kingdom has had much success in prosecuting people for hate crimes. In the last four years, prosecutions have jumped from 8%
Lesbian that Deserted Military Given Another Chance
Pvt. Bethany Smith fled Fort Campbell two years ago. As a lesbian, she says that she suffered from physical and mental abuse by
Washington DC Hate Crimes Rise
In Washington DC, gay hate crimes have been rather flat for the past three years. Two wards (Ward 7 and Ward 8), however,
Murderer of Gay Student Receives Life Sentence
William Brown, 23, was sentenced to life in prison for the 2007 murder of 25-year-old college student Ryan Skipper that took place in
St. Louis Gay Bashing – Yelled “Faggots”
Early Saturday morning, outside of a nightclub on Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis, four men attacked a group of gay patrons from another
Baltimore Murder May be Hate Crime
Last year, 52-year-old Glen H. Footman was shot in Mount Vernon, Baltimore City’s Maryland gayborhood. Nearly 14 months after being shot, he succomed
Too Late: Gay TX Teen Beaten with Metal Pole
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Senate confirms lesbian judge
In March, 2009, President Obama nominated openly gay Judge Marisa Demeo to
Senator Udall calls for DADT repeal in 2010
Colorado Senator Mark Udall, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,
Elle Woods Goes Country
I never thought I was a Broadway fan until I saw Legally
Anti-gay sign in Wyoming sign considered free speech by officials
On the path that more than 100 students
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