hate crimes

LGBT Group Builds Support In Southern Arizona

Submitted by ONE Community on July 26, 2012 - 6:43pm
LGBT Group Builds Support In Southern Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. — In Tucson, Ariz., a nonprofit group is working to reduce hate and bias against the LGBT community. It’s called Wingspan and it is doing so through education; training even government organizations about tolerance within the ranks.

Inside the airy rooms of Studio One, a group of artists is meeting on a late Saturday afternoon. The logistics are a little daunting but they have no shortage of volunteers. They are preparing for a Latino gay pride festival.

The circle of artists brings together burlesque performers, photographers, event planners, singers, dancers and poets. Read more »

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Task Force calls for full investigation in Nebraska attack

Submitted by ONE Community on July 24, 2012 - 7:24pm

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is calling for a full investigation into the brutal attack on a lesbian in Lincoln, Nebraska. According to reports, the woman says she was attacked during a home invasion in which she was bound and had anti-LGBT epithets carved into her. Task Force Deputy Executive Director Darlene Nipper says:

This brutal and terrifying act of violence has left many shaken, both in Nebraska and across the country. Our thoughts and prayers are with the woman and her loved ones. We urge police to investigate this case fully, including the possibility that this attack was motivated by hate and bias.

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Attackers said to carve gay slurs on Nebraska woman; police probe

Submitted by ONE Community on July 23, 2012 - 7:17pm

(Reuters) - Police in Lincoln, Nebraska, said Monday they are investigating a possible gay hate crime against a 33-year-old woman who was tied up in her home and had words sliced onto her body by three masked attackers.

The attack prompted a vigil by about 500 people in the state's capitol Sunday.

The woman told police that three masked men entered her home in south Lincoln early Sunday morning, tied her up and carved words into her body with a knife, according to a police report. Local media reported that the words were gay slurs, but police declined to confirm this. Read more »

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"It Gets Better"

Submitted by ONE Community on October 10, 2010 - 2:05pm

Posted by Brian Bond on October 09, 2010 at 08:55 PM EDT www.whitehouse.gov/blog

Tonight Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett spoke at the annual national dinner of the Human Rights Campaign to directly address the recent tragedies surrounding youth who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.  In recent months, there have been far too many LGBT youth who have faced bullying and harassment, and Valerie talked about what we can all do to address this important issue.  Read more »

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U.S. Attorney Burke to Hold Civil Rights Forum With LGBT Community Focus will be on hate crimes, official misconduct

Submitted by ONE Community on October 4, 2010 - 1:29pm

When: Wed, October 6, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Where: ASU - Mercado, 502 E. Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix, Room C-145 (map) Read more »

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Rutgers student Tyler Clementi's suicide spurs action across U.S.

Submitted by ONE Community on October 4, 2010 - 9:14am

Relatively few people knew Tyler Clementi before he jumped to his death off the George Washington Bridge, but the wake from that act is now felt around the world.

Within hours after the Rutgers University freshman’s body was discovered in the Hudson River last week, his name became known around the world.

MTV stars were lining up to film anti-suicide announcements in his name. Ellen DeGeneres posted a personal tribute to Clementi on her website. Almost every major media outlet in the country devoted time to the story and tens of thousands of people participated in internet memorials to the 18-year-old Ridgewood student.

A bill is already being drafted in New Jersey to stiffen criminal penalties for cyber harassment. Gay rights groups announced a series of New Jersey town hall meetings on Oct. 6 and 7 in Clementi’s memory. Read more »

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Obama: One Year Later

Submitted by ONE Community on January 20, 2010 - 2:18pm
Exactly one year into his first term, President Barack Obama faces some of the toughest political terrain to date. To mark the anniversary of his swearing-in on January 20 of last year, Advocate.com asked a handful of LGBT advocates to weigh in on the state of his presidency today and the state of LGBT equality. Joe Solmonese, president, Human Rights Campaign In 2009 there was historic progress — including enactment of hate-crimes protections and the lifting of the HIV travel and immigration ban — but LGBT people and our families still face discrimination and that has to change now.
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Hate crimes up against gays, religious groups

Submitted by ONE Community on November 25, 2009 - 2:34pm

WASHINGTON - Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday. Read more »

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House Votes to Expand Hate Crimes Definition

Submitted by ONE Community on October 12, 2009 - 6:45am
THE NEW YORK TIMES By CARL HULSE Published: October 8, 2009 WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to expand the definition of violent federal hate crimes to those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation, a step that would extend new protection to lesbian, gay and transgender people. Democrats hailed the vote of 281 to 146, which brought the measure to the brink of becoming law, as the culmination of a long push to curb violent expressions of bias like the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay Wyoming college student. “Left unchecked, crimes of this kind threaten to ruin the very fabric of America,” said Representative Susan A. Davis, Democrat of California, a leading supporter of the legislation.
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