By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer 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 Office of the Eastern District of Texas, and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, [...]
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 ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS - Married gay couple Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes are recovering after being attacked by a group of men while walking home hand in hand from a party at Luxor Live in Arnhem during the early hours of April 2, 2017. According to the police report, 'Ronnie [...]
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 [...]