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Barr Declares ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Hate Crimes in Pride Month Statement Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National June 30, 2019 0U.S. Attorney General William Barr affirmed on Thursday his position of “zero tolerance” for hate crimes against LGBT people in...
Reported Hate Crimes Increase in Counties Where Trump Rallied in 2016 Katie Burkholder National March 25, 2019 0A new study shows that counties where President Donald Trump rallied during his campaign in 2016 have seen a 226...
Hate Crime Bill Passed by Georgia Representatives Katie Burkholder Georgia March 9, 2019 0The Georgia State House of Representatives passed a hate crime bill on Thursday night (March 7). HB 426, which was...
Tennessee Becomes First Southern State to Protect Trans People from Hate Crimes Katie Burkholder News February 21, 2019 0Tennessee has become the first southern state to protect transgender individuals from hate crimes, reported the Tennessean. Tennessee attorney General...
Anonymous Claims That Jussie Smollett Staged Hate Crime Shift Investigation Katie Burkholder National February 19, 2019 0Anonymous sources claim gay Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged his own hate crime, reportedly shifting the trajectory of the investigation...
Gay Empire Actor Jussie Smollett Attacked in Hate Crime Katie Burkholder National January 30, 2019 0Empire star Jussie Smollett was attacked in Chicago in a possible racist and homophobic hate crime, reported NPR. According to...
Transgender-Targeted Hate Crimes up by a Third in England and Wales Joshua Chen News October 25, 2018 0Anti-transgender hate crime reports have jumped almost a third in one year in England and Wales. There were 1,651 reports...
Two Gay Men Reportedly Attacked, Beaten in Possible D.C. Hate Crime Katie Burkholder National September 27, 2018 0In Washington D.C. on September 19, two gay men were reportedly attacked and beaten by five unknown suspects less than...
Delaware Man Charged With Hate Crime For Alleged Assault at Dover Pride David Nolan Atlanta Pride September 15, 2018 0Sean Wiley, a 31-year-old man from Delaware, has been charged with a hate crime for assaulting one man at a...
Legal experts: Hate crimes bill under consideration will cover transgender people Patrick Saunders Georgia March 22, 2018 0When a hate crimes bill passed out of a Georgia House committee earlier this month, it was seen as a...
LGB-inclusive hate crimes bill gets new life, passes out of House committee Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 8, 2018 0Three LGBTQ-inclusive hate crimes bills were proposed this year in the Georgia Legislature, but none of them passed from one...