Seattle Couple’s House Targeted Four Times with Hateful Graffiti
May 5, 2009 by Bryan · 2 Comments
A West Seattle man is rattled by a series of hateful, homophobic messages vandals have left on his garage door on four different occasions. Read more
BREAKING: Federal Hate Crimes Legislation Passes House
Just seconds ago the United States House voted to pass the Federal Hate Crimes bill (H.R. 1913). Read more
Hate Crimes Bill Debate: Rep. Virginia Foxx Calls Matthew Shepard “Hoax” (Video)
April 29, 2009 by Bryan · 15 Comments
Today during debate in the U.S. House on the hate crimes bill, I watched as Rep. Virgina Foxx (R – North Carolina) say the following about Matthew Shepard whom she calls a “hoax”. I’d sure love to say that to the face of Judy, Matthew’s mother. Read more
Hate Crimes Bill Introduced in Senate by Kennedy
April 28, 2009 by Bryan · 4 Comments
This afternoon, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) introduced the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the U.S. Senate. Read more
Federal Hate Crimes Bill Advances
April 23, 2009 by Bryan · Leave a Comment
This afternoon, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted 15-12 to advance the federal hate crimes bill, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (H.R. 1913). Read more
Murderer of Transgender Woman Angie Zapata Found Guilty, Gets Life in Prison
April 22, 2009 by Bryan · Leave a Comment
The family of an 18-year-old transgender teen burst into tears as they learned that the man who killed her was found guilty of first-degree murder and bias-motivated crime. Read more
House committee takes up federal hate crimes bill
Legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law will be taken up Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee. Read more
Oregon: Gay Men Attacked On Beach in Seaside, Oregon
March 24, 2009 by Bryan · 5 Comments
I leave the country for a week and I hear of this tragic news from my state. Thank God for hate crimes laws in Oregon. Read more
Los Angeles: Hate Crimes Increase 28%
Hate crimes in Los Angeles County soared last year to their highest mark in five years even as overall crime dropped across the region, according to a report released Thursday. Read more
SC: Dad Beats Gay Son With Baseball Bat
July 18, 2008 by Bryan · Leave a Comment
In an incident only the ‘American Family Association’ could be proud of, a South Carolina father yelled, cursed, beat his 18 year old son with a baseball bat, prayed and tried to “cast the demon of homosexuality out of him.” Family values huh? Read more
