Was Cape Town Woman Shot For Being A Lesbian

A young woman has been gunned down right in front of her mother and her six year-old niece and activists say she may have been killed because she was a lesbian.

Phumeza Nkolonzi, 22, died after the unknown gunman kicked in the door to her home in the Cape Town township of Nyanga and shot three times without saying a single word. He fled after stealing Phumeza's mobile phone.

Ohio teen attack at school talks.

It was a horrible video of a young teenager attacked at school just for being gay that shocked many.

The attacker waited for his victim, filmed by his cousin,  then his victim walked in and was viciously attacked and beaten up. 

I can still recall the video,  it shocked me not least because nobody intervened.  See the following of the horrific beating  at Unioto-Scioto High School in Chillicothe, Ohio. 

Homophobic racist attack in Gosport.

 Hampshire Police are asking for help after an attack in Gosport.   They need to hear from anyone who witnessed the attack, in which a 28-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were followed by three men along Gordon Road in Gosport at around 1.30 on the morning of 5th November.

It was when they got to the junction at Bury Road, the three men made homophobic comments to the 28 year-old man before two of them knocked him to the ground. He was kicked and punched.  The 19-year-old was racially abused before they managed to escape.  

Grow a pair! Says Canadian Scott Thompson

 Gay and lesbian teenagers have had a lot of heavy messages to digest lately – from Dan Savage’s optimistic It Get Better Campaign to Rick Mercer’s recent rant that gay public officials need to step up and speak out.

Now, Canadian comedian Scott Thompson had added his fiery two cents to the discussion. He message: Forget efforts like It Gets Better. Instead, be ready to fight.  .  

UK Hate Crimes Vigil Success

Two thousand people attended the third annual hate-crime vigil in London's Trafalgar Square, last weekend.

The event was organised by 17-24-30 in partnership with the Harvey Milk Foundation and came just days after Stuart Walker was found dead in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Sister vigils also took place around the country, with Brighton, Kettering, Leicester, Norfolk, Norwich, Plymouth, Sussex, Suffolk, and Stoke all hosting ceremonies.

Gay Attacked in Reno

A gay man was violently attacked by homophobes in Reno, Texas, last weekend – being stabbed with a broken beer bottle and thrown onto a fire during the attack.
Burke Burnett (pictured) said he was at a party in the small town when four men suddenly attacked him, shouting “pussy-ass faggot,” “gay bitch” and “cock-sucking punk."
Speaking to the Dallas Voice newspaper, Burnett said it took 30 stitches to close stab wounds to his back and forearm, as well as a cut above his left eye.
He also sustained second-degree burns and severe bruises when he was then thrown onto a lit burn barrel.


According to reports, none of the other party-goers came to his assistance, except to drive him to the hospital when they saw he had burnt flesh peeling off of his body.
“They knew I was gay," he told the Voice. "I’m convinced they were trying to kill me. I’m scared for my life...I’m scared to go home. These guys have nothing to lose.”




Jeff Sugg, from the Reno Police Department, released a statement Monday saying: “The Reno Police Department is currently investigating an aggravated assault that took place last weekend.
"The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be provided when available.”

Sick Attack On Gay Teen Inside Ohio School Room.

Jason Shaw's  Article first published as Ohio Gay Teen Beaten In Class on Technorati.

Alarming cell phone footage has emerged of an Ohio high school student seen waited in a classroom, buoying himself up in readiness to physically attack a fell classmate. The following vicious assault captured on the phone clearly shows the 15-year-old being savagely beaten. "I covered myself and shielded my body, and he kept hitting," the young gay student told the local TV news programme,   WSYX  adding  "Nobody did anything."

To me that is perhaps more worrying that the attack itself, that nobody seems to be at all bothered that a gay student is being beaten in an obviously planned attack.  Not a single person even raised a voice in opposition to hail of punches unleashed by the attacker.  The other students just watch as the attacker waited for his victim to arrive in the classroom. Then shoved his prey to the ground, and repeatedly punched him in the face.

Ohio anti-gay attack under investigation.

Attack On Gay Student By Bully At Union-Scioto High School In Chillicothe, Ohio Under Investigation

Authorities are continuing to evaluate evidence in thealleged attack on a gay Ohio teen whose mother believes may have been targeted due to his sexual orientation.

Video of the incident that appears to show the attacker, who has not been named, waiting for the gay student inside a classroom was posted on Facebook. The grainy footage is believed to have been shot on the aggressor's cousin's cell phone. Still, as The Chillicothe Gazette reports, no one else has come forward who believes the fight may have been motivated by the sexual orientation of the victim, who has chosen to remain anonymous:

Stuart Walker, found burned and beaten by Scottish roadside.

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Stuart Walker was last seen alive two hours before his body was discovered

Stuart Walker from Cumnock, was found dead with "horrible injuries" near Caponacre Industrial Estate, Cumnock, just before 05:00 on Saturday.Police are investigating the final hours of a man whose burned body was found at the side of an Ayrshire road.

It is thought the 28-year-old had been beaten and burned.

Police are aware of reports about Mr Walker's sexuality and are trying to establish a motive. They said there was nothing to suggest a homophobic crime.

Det Insp John Hogg, of Strathclyde Police, said: "We are still working towards identifying a motive for this murder. I am aware of all the speculation in the media regarding Mr Walker and his death.

Jaymey Rodemeyer

Jamey Rodemeyer made one of those 'It Gets Better' video, but it didn't get better for him.  Jason Shaw writes about another young life lost after anti-gay bullying.

Article first published as It Didn't Get Better For Jamey Rodemeyer on Technorati.

While the gay and lesbian service personnel of America’s military celebrate the final ending of 17 years of discrimination under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, a less happy, much less triumphant, news story slowly broke. It’s a story that has become all too common, a young teen taking their own life due to bullying in school.

Jamey Rodemeyer came from Buffalo, New York. He was your normal 14 year old school kid, had lots of girls as friends, and like millions of others he adored Lady GaGa. He was a little monster, GaGa’s name for her army of fans! Jamey also had a full online social life with Tumblr blogs, Twitter page, YouTube Channel, Facebook page and for a while a Formspring account.  Oh, and one other thing.  Jamey was gay.  It was because of this, because of his sexuality, that he had to face and endure many years of teasing, bullying and hate. 

CCTV footage of homophobic attack

The Police in London have today released CCTV footage of a vicious homophobic attack  in Charing Cross on two gay men. 

The black and white film clearly shows the two victims, one aged 22 and the other 25, walking in the direction of Tottenham Court Road at around 1.30am in the morning of August 9th.

The film then shows a group of four men following them, and suddenly the younger man is hit from behind and knocked out.   The other victim pushes one of the attackers who punches him several times while shouting homophobic abuse.

Foo Fighters Have Fun with Westboro Baptist church

Members of the Westboro Baptist church were taunted by rock band Foo Fighters, when the extremist Christian group picketed the band’s show in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday.

The church announced plans to picket the band’s concert on August 30^th, following many previous occasions where the group has planned to picket pop concerts in the area.

However, Foo Fighters got wind of the church’s plans and devised a counter attack against the extremist group.
Hours before their show at the Sprint Center, the band showed up on the picket line of the Westboro Baptist church on the back of an American flag decked rig truck in country trucker costumes.

Salt Lake City see's three gay men attacked in two weeks.

Three gay men have been been attacked in the US state of Utah in the last two weeks.

Early on Thursday morning, 32-year-old Cameron Nelson was attacked in American Fork as he took out rubbish at a hair salon.

He was treated in hospital for minor injuries and says his attackers – two or three men – hurled anti-gay abuse at him.

Hate Crime Rise in UK

Recorded hate crime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland fell by seven per cent last year – but crimes based on sexual orientation, transgender status and disability rose.
 According to figures released by the Association of Chief Police Officers, recorded crimes based on faith and race decreased between 2009 and 2010. There were 51,920 recorded crimes based on race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender status and disability in 2009. Last year, this figure fell to 48,127.

Jury deliberations resume in Calif gay murder trial

 

Jury deliberations will resume Monday in the trial of a California teen accused of murdering a gay classmate at school three years ago.  Jurors began their discussions on Friday to determine whether 17-year-old Brandon McInerney is guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of 15-year-old Larry King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard. The panel is expected to deliberate for only a couple of hours because a juror has a prior commitment.

Deliberations begin in slaying of gay student

 

Jurors began deliberating Friday in the murder trial of Brandon McInerney, the 17-year-old accused of shooting a gay classmate to death in 2008. The jury began weighing eight weeks of testimony in a trial that included nearly 100 witnesses. Many of those testifying were students and teachers at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard who saw tensions on campus rising after 15-year-old Larry King began coming to school dressed in makeup and girl's boots.

Kentucky lesbian couple beaten and attacked with fireworks

 

 

A lesbian couple were attacked with fireworks during Independence Day celebrations in Kentucky, in what has been described as a hate crime attack.

Misty Turner and Brandy Standifer had lived openly in Harlam County with Turner’s 5-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter for three years and had not previously experienced any problems in the community because of their sexuality.

 

Iowa teen beaten to death by an anti-gay hate mob.

 

WATERLOO, Iowa --- A brutal fight that claimed the life of a Waterloo teen started with taunting, witnesses said.

Police confirmed that 19-year-old Marcellus Richard Andrews was officially pronounced dead at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Relatives and acquaintances said he died after being removed from life support at an Iowa City hospital.

"It's just not fair," said friend Nakita Wright. "I don't wish that to happen to my worst enemy."

Guelor Moaso guilty of anti gay stabbing gay

 

An 18-year-old has been found guilty of an unprovoked attack on a gay man in Camden, London.    Guelor Moaso, comes from the Chalk Farm area of London and viciously stabbed 37-year-old David Farrer.    The attack happened in the early hours of February 14th as he walked near Camden Lock Bridge with two friends,  they had just spent an enjoyable  night out in a local gay pub. He was confronted by four men, one  asked if he was gay.   Moaso then attacked the victim with a knife, sentencing will take place next month.

 

22 year-old jailed for "mindless" attack on lesbian couple in UK

 

A 22 year-old man has been jailed after launching a violent attack on a lesbian couple in Yorkshire.

Bradford Crown Court heard how Adrian Feather punched, kicked and stamped on Verona Benson and hit Tracey Williams while out in Keighley town centre, earlier this summer.