Welcome to the Hate Crime tag archive on JRL CHARTS, where we report on attacks, threats, and politically motivated violence targeting LGBTQ people worldwide. From assault and intimidation to systemic failures in hate crime prosecution, this tag is your resource for truth-telling journalism on queer safety, resilience, and justice.
Explore breaking incidents, police investigations, and community responses in cities across the U.S., Europe, and beyond.
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By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA - Hate Crime News LAS VEGAS — (November 6, 2017) — 14 year-old Giovanni Melton's father identified as Wendell Melton, shot and killed him at their home in Henderson, Nevada last Thursday Nov. 3, allegedly because he was gay. Related Links on JRL [...]
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia PLANO, TX – (September 19, 2017) – The third suspect in a string of gay men hate crimes, Chancler Encalade, pleaded guilty on Monday September 18 to assaulting a man because of the victim’s sexual orientation, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s [...]
By: Jack MacNamara, Staff Writer BROOKLYN, NY — A 27 year-old Flatbush man Antoine Thomas, was indicted Monday on charges of assault and battery with a special circumstance put on as a hate crime after spewing anti-gay slurs at a couple aboard a Q train right before sucker punching one of the victims which resulted [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer Queensland lawmakers passed legislation that eliminated a controversial "gay panic" defense from the justice system's criminal code. The code previously allowed defendants to use the lame defense measure to as an excuse for why they committed murder of an unwanted sexual advance by a Gay man. Needless to say, Queensland [...]
By: Jack MacNamara, Staff Writer A gay man is recovering after being viciously beaten in Logan Circle neighborhood after allegedly being attacked by four men who were chanting 'Trump America'. The attack took place last week in Washington, D.C., police confirmed to this reporter. Acting D.C. Police Lt. Brett Parson, who oversees the police LGBT [...]