In Toronto, police doubt murder of gay male was homophobic

A case last week in Toronto, CA,  in which a gay male was run over by an SUV,  is not being viewed as a hate crime by police,  although some of the man's family and friends certainly believe it...

London: Gay hate crimes have risen 18%

London police report a rise in hate crimes,  and view this as a sign that people are reporting them,  whereas in the past ,  they would have remained silent.  "The number of homophobic hate...

Update: Arrests of 3 teens in London gay man's slaying

UPDATE:  Police in London arrest 3 for kicking gay man to deathTwo 17 year olds and one 18 year old arrested.  To read about a vigil planned in Trafalger Square,  London for the slain man,  go...

UK Gay man, celebrating new job, murdered by 2 girls

A gay man in London was out celebrating his new job when he was verbally assaulted by 2 young women who hurled homophobic remarks at him.  He was then kicked to unconsciousness and died in the hospital...

Simi Valley Shooting Domestic Violence? 5 Women Shot, 1 Killed

Five women have been shot at, and one of the victims has been killed, in a disturbing case of a shooting at a dental office in Simi Valley, California.  The Simi Valley shooting occured at 10:38 am local time and it is believed that the tragedy may be a case of domestic...

Matthew Shepard Act: Hate Crimes Prevention Laws to be Expanded

The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, an expansion of hate crimes law in the United States, may be passed by US Congress. The new law would allow federal prosecution of violence committed against someone...

I don't want to be tolerated anymore,I want to be included-Nair

Canada's Ex PM Pierre Trudeau is considered the pioneer in the western world of Multiculturalism , but his policy is outdated in today's Canada.Sehgal Viveka interviews India born Canadian Film Maker and Human rights...

Move Over Rush....Rep. Virginia Foxx Crowned G.O.P.'s New Speaker

"I also would like to point out that there was a bill -- the hate crimes bill that's called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we...

Brandon Piekarsky, Derrick Donchak, Acquitted in Immigrant Murder

Accused of a hate crime killing, Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, were acquitted late May 1, 2009 on all but one of the charges stemming from the July 2008 beating death of...

Hate-Crimes Bill Passes, Freedoms of Speech, Religion at Stake

In a post almost two years ago, I wrote about H.R. 1592, a piece of freedom-threatening hate-crimes legislation that was quietly making its way through Congress.  Fortunately, after it passed the House, the...

Twisted H.R. 1913 Passes House Committee

While America slept on Wednesday April 25 we woke up to find headlines about how Michelle Obama likes to sneak out and eat at fun restaurants. Not so well covered by the media was the passage of the Hate Crimes bill re-introduced and passed in committee by John Conyers....

Justin Angie Zapata: Transgender Woman's Murder-Hate Trial Begins

The murder trial for Justin Angie Zapata, 18, a young transgender woman who prosecutors allege was brutally beaten to death by defendant Allen Andrade, 32, in a fit of rage, began April 16 with opening...

"God Hates Fags" clan to picket White House

On Monday, March 30th, between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., the "God Hates Fags" Westboro Baptist Church group, founded by Fred Phelps, is planning to picket at the White House because of President...

Year In Review: Huge Spike In Gay-Related Violence

  "There has definitely been a huge spike. I don't think anybody knows why," Wilchins said. Since 1992, the Department of Justice, through the FBI, has jointly published an annual report on Hate Crime...

Surviving homeless hate crimes: Human faces behind the statistics

Since 1999, when the National Coalition on the Homeless started releasing yearly figures on attacks against people without housing, they claim to have tracked 774 violent acts against homeless men, women and children in 235 cities throughout 45 states and Puerto Rico. Of...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from