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, Staff Writer Police continue their man hunt in the beating of a gay couple who were walking and holding hands following their attendance at the 2018 Miami Beach Pride Festival. According to police, the couple were attacked while walking by four young men on Sunday around 7:30 p.m. EST. The attack which [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer TROY, NY — Police have arrested two suspects in the brutal torture and murder of the Lesbian couple Brandi Mells, Shanta Myers and their two children, Shanise Myers, 5 and Jeremiah Myers, 11. Police confirm that they have arrested Justin C. Mann (pictured above left) and James W. White (pictured [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer TROY, NY — In what police are describing as a savage murder, a lesbian couple and their two children were killed this week in their basement apartment in Troy, N.Y. The apartment building's property manager discovered the horrific crime scene Tuesday in the basement apartment after receiving a request to [...]
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: 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 [...]