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DC Trans Murder ‘Possible’ Hate Crime
Tyli'a "NaNa Boo" Mack, Aram Vartian photo for the Blade Washington, DC – Police found the bleeding body of Tyli’a “NaNa Boo” Mack, a 21-year-old transwoman of color on the sidewalk at 209 Q Street,...
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Georgetown U’s Second Bias-Related Attack
Washington, D.C. – According to Vox Populi, Georgetown’s most widely read blog, in the wee hours of November 1, a second anti-LGBT assault took place near the Georgetown University campus. The...
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Hate-filled Climate Named as “Suspect” in Arizona Congresswoman’s Shooting
Tucson, Arizona – The toxic climate of hate speech in the United States has been named as a “suspect” in the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) on Saturday. U.S....
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Suspect 3rd Century Women Put to Death in Arena: Ancient Hate Crime?
Carthage, North Africa Province – Roman authorities ordered the public execution of a young Roman noblewoman and a female slave in the arena of Carthage on this date, March 7, 203 CE (Common Era)....
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Unfinished Lives Book Tour Stop @ Barton College
Barton College The book tour is now scheduled to visit Barton College in Wilson, NC on Monday, April 11 from 4 – 5 pm in on campus at the Regan Writing Center. Dr. Joe Jones is primary host for a short...
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Unfinished Lives on OutCast Austin
Our Project Director Stephen V. Sprinkle was on last night’s OutCast Radio talk show on the book, Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims. Click on this link to listen to...
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4 Year Old Boy Shot to Death, Suspected of Being Gay
Jadon Higganbothan, 4, shot to death "for being gay" Durham, North Carolina – The leader of a religious group in Durham is being charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of 4-year-old Jadon...
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Gender, Sexuality, and Justice Initiative Launched in the Southwest
Rev. Dr. Joretta Marshall, Director of the Carpenter Initiative at Brite Divinity School Fort Worth, Texas – Brite Divinity School, on the campus of Texas Christian University, launched a...
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Lives of Colorado Lesbian Couple Threatened in Hate Crime
Lesbian couple threatened with death Parker, Colorado – A lesbian couple were tagged by a death threat on two consecutive days last week in Parker, a town southeast of Denver. On Friday, Aimee...
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Two Women Plead Guilty to Gay Bashing and Kidnapping in Kentucky
Alexis Jenkins and (Mable) Ashley Jenkins, both 19, convicted of anti-gay hate crime in Eastern Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky – Two teenaged women pled guilty on Wednesday as accomplices in the...
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Gay Hate Crimes Blog Reaches New Milestone! 400k!
Dallas, Texas – Unfinished Lives Blog, a cyber effort to change the conversation about anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, reached at significant milestone at approximately Noon Central Time: 400,000 site visits....
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Outbreak of Anti-Gay Attacks in Brooklyn and Queens, New York Continues Trend...
Kevin Kiadii, 25, assaulted Wednesday in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park for his sexual orientation. Brooklyn, New York – Since Sunday of last week, there have been two anti-gay bias attacks reported in...
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Lesbian Couple Beaten By Mob in Chicago; One Suspect Arrested
Terry Glover, 24, charged with anti-lesbian hate crimes and robbery in West Side Chicago neighborhood [Chicago PD photo].Chicago, Illinois – A mob of 10 men assaulted a lesbian couple, yelling...
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Florida Woman Brutally Raped for Being “Dyke” and “Lesbian”
Orlando, Florida – A rape victim says she was violated by three men under a downtown Orlando overpass on Sunday. The woman who remains unidentified for her own protection, told police that her...
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Lesbian Sister Threatened With “Execution” For Going Home On Christmas
Gordon Bissonnette, 46, threatened to murder his lesbian sister if she went to their mother’s home on Christmas. He is now in custody. Plainville, Connecticut – A homophobic man has been arrested for...
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Infamous Lesbian Murder Case Cracked in Texas: Alleged Shooter Arrested After...
David Malcolm Strickland, suspect in the lesbian murder assault case (EDGE photo). Portland, Texas – Nearly two years after teenage lesbian lovers were abducted and shot on a steep grassy hillside in...
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Gay Native American Murder Sentence Decried as Too Light; Mother Indicts...
David Moss, 25, gay Arapaho beaten to death with a bat and brass knuckles by teenagers. Riverton, Wyoming – Santana Mendoza, the second teenage defendant in the September 2013 murder of a gay Native...
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49th Anniversary of MLK Assassination: Where Are We Now?
Memphis,TN – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was struck down by an assassin’s bullet 49 years ago today, April 4, 1968. He never intended to be a martyr. We who are committed to his legacy, and to the...
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