Hate Crime / Queerty

» Missouri Man Being Vandalized Because He's Gay

Someone keeps driving through his yard. He hangs a pride flag from his house and believes that's the reason he's been targeted three times. [KCTV5]

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» Horrific.

"In the first known case of its kind in Singapore, six men have appeared in court for beating a man - who allegedly exposed himself and offered sexual favors - to death. Three men, two aged 17 and one aged 20, who along with three other men who beat a 37-year-old man to death after he allegedly offered two of his attackers oral sex in a public toilet." [Fridae]

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» Mentally Fit?

A California judge ordered a psychiatric examination to determine whether or not Brandon McInerney can stand trial for allegedly shooting his gay classmate, Lawrence King, to death. [Mercury News]

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» Getting Off…

"Charges against one of the five men accused of raping and killing Banyana Banyana soccer player Eudy Simelane have been withdrawn in the Springs Regional Court today. Lack of evidence against the 24-year-old was cited as a reason… The trial is expected to start on February 11 next year, and the three men, who cannot be named because they have not pleaded, will be facing charges of murder with aggravating circumstances, two charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, and rape." Prosecutors and activist claim the alleged killers targeting Simelane because she was a lesbian. [The Times]

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» Detained.

"D.C. police announced Monday that they arrested a teenage male suspect in connection with a July 13 incident in Adams Morgan in which five male attackers assaulted three gay men while shouting anti-gay names. Police listed the incident as a hate crime." [Washington Blade]

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» Just The Beginning…

Canadian Michael Kandola appears in court today after being arrested for an anti-gay hate crime this weekend. [CTV]

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» One Down, Three To Go…

"A Vancouver man allegedly involved in a gay-bashing incident Friday night on Davie Street is to appear in court Monday on a charge of assault causing bodily harm. Four men made insulting remarks toward Jordan Smith and a male companion as they walked hand-in-hand near Hornby Street. One of the men assaulted Smith, police say, knocking him unconscious and breaking his jaw in three places… The accused, 20-year-old Michael Kandola, was arrested early Saturday morning shortly after the incident." [Leader-Post]

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» Bad Relations.

Cleveland police are on the look out for three men who allegedly beat a gay man last month. Unfortunately, the victim - Eddie Makar can't remember anything about them other than that they were black. While beating him with a baseball bat, the men apparently yelled, "You’re white and you have everything–gimme your shit, faggot!” [Gay People's Chronicle]

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Homophobic Knife Attack "Sickening," Says MP

"Horrific" and "evil". Those are two of the adjectives MP George Galloway used to describe a knife attack on a 20-year old gay man known only as Olly.

Olly and a girl friend were leaving an East London bar this week when a gang of five men seized upon him, broke a bottle on his and stabbed him seven times in the back and torso. Obviously Olly's not doing well and remains in hospital. Coppers, meanwhile, are skipping over assault charges and going straight for attempted murder.

The viciousness of the attack sparked Galloway's outrage. He remarked: "This is a sickening and vile assault. A near fatal knife attack on a defenseless man is horrific enough. The fact that this also appears to be a homophobic hate crime compounds the evil."

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» Pleas!

Fabio Brandao, the man accused of an anti-gay attack in Boston this weekend, pleaded not guilty today. He posted $10,000 bail. [Boston Herald]

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"Bloods" Members Murdered Gay Mate, Say Baltimore Police

The idea of a gay gang mate's too much for some Baltimore teens, say Prosecutors.

Steven T. Hollis III and Juan L. Flythe, who may be part of the Blood gang, remain in prison after allegedly stabbing and stomping their friend Steven Parrish to death after finding "gay" text messages on his phone.

Enraged by their findings, Hollis and Flythe - 18 and 17, respectively - followed 18-year old Parrish into the woods and murdered him, say investigators…

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Aug 19, 2008 · Link · 21 Responses

"Perversion" Killer Gets Life For Gruesome Gay Slay

Texas man Terry Mark Mangum faces a dismal future.

A judge this week sentenced the 27-year old to life in prison for the 2007 murder of 46-year old Kenneth Cummings, a flight attendant Mangum met at a local gay bar. After leaving the bar together, Mangum went to Cummings house, where he stabbed him in the head before burning and burying the body.

It was, schizophrenic Mangum says, God's plan:

Shortly after the murder, Mangum admitted to the crime in a jailhouse interview with a reporter from The Facts, a Brazoria County newspaper. Mangum told the reporter, who testified during the weeklong trial, that God had called on him to “carry out a code of retribution” by killing a gay man because “sexual perversion” is “the worst sin.”

Mangum later pleaded not guilty to the crime by reason of insanity. Psychologists testified during the trial that Mangum is delusional and schizophrenic, according to The Facts. Mangum, who went by the names of biblical characters during interviews with the reporter and police, believed he was “anointed and appointed by God” to commit the murder, the psychologists testified.

The insanity plea wasn't enough to save Mangum from a hate crime charge, which accounts for his steep sentencing and makes parole a bit tricky. But he won't have to worry about that for about thirty years or so.

On another note - Mangum? That's unfortunate.

Aug 15, 2008 · Link · 12 Responses

Lawrence King's Parents Sue School, Make Us Go "Hmmmm"

Slain gay teen Lawrence King's parents are making it hard to be sympathetic.

The family filed a lawsuit last week against the 15-year old's school district for "failing to enforce a dress code, which allegedly spurred Brandon McInerney to shoot King in the head last February:

The parents and brother of 15-year-old Larry King filed a personal injury claim against the Hueneme school district seeking unspecified damages.
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The claim, filed last week in Ventura County Superior Court, says administrators and teachers failed to enforce the school's dress code when King wore feminine clothing and makeup to school.

At the time of his death, King lived in a nearby youth shelter. He had been removed from his parents' home six months before, but no details have been released on what exactly went down. It seems to us the parents may not be angels in all of this.

Besides, is there a dress code saying boys can't wear makeup?

Aug 15, 2008 · Link · 28 Responses

» Long Road Ahead…

"Two teens, accused of beating a gay teenage hairdresser to death in what the police claim was a homophobic attack have been charged with his murder. 18-year-old Michael Causer was set upon by three youths on Friday 25th July and suffered serious head injuries. Despite surgery to try to reduce swelling on his brain, he died at 2:30pm on Saturday 2nd August. Gavin Alker, 19 and James O'Connor, 19 formerly of Huyton, Merseyside, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court today." [Pink News]

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» Justice Delayed.

"The trial of the five men accused of the hate crime murder of former [South African] soccer player Eudy Simelane has been postponed for the fourth time… The trial was postponed until September 1 by Judge Betty Lesufi at the Springs Magistrate's Court to give the state more time to compile its case against the men who have remained in custody… It is believed that she was targeted because she was a lesbian." [Mamba]

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