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The Long Ordeal of Craig Cohen
Fort Lauderdale. Florida – Over a year ago, Craig Cohen, 47, “the little guy with a big heart,” lost his life to a gay-bashing. He died October 7, 2009 in a coma from complications suffered from the...
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Slain Ecuadoran’s Supporters Denounce One Brooklyn Verdict; Await Another
Hakim Scott listens to closing arguments in his trial for the murder of José Sucuzhañay (Ward photo for the Daily News) Brooklyn, NY – Hakim Scott, 26, killer of Ecuadoran Immigrant José Sucuzhañay,...
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Hoosier Gay Man Beaten To Death
Fort Wayne, IN – A gay man described as “a kind and gentle soul” was kicked and beaten to death at a birthday party in Huntertown early on Sunday morning. Paul Michalik, 36, was found dead on the lawn...
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Ball Bat Attackers Immune from Hate Crimes Charges?: Authorities Backpedal on...
Big Stick Combat photo Dallas, TX – What does a midnight assault on two Dallas gay men Friday have in common with a December 2008 fatal attack on two Latinos mistaken as gay in Brooklyn, New York? Two...
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Dallas Police To Investigate Cedar Springs Area Ball Bat Attack as a Hate Crime
photo courtesy Dallas News Dallas, TX – In an important change in attitude and approach concerning the late Friday night/Saturday morning assault on two gay men by bat swinging attackers, the Dallas...
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Second Gay Bashing Outrages Savannah
Savannah Protest Rally/Richard Burkhart photo for Savannah Daily News Savannah, GA – A second gay man has come forward to report that he was the victim of a gay bashing in Savannah. John Takats, a...
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Remembering Charlie Howard: Murdered 26 Years Ago
Remembering Charlie Howard on State Street Bridge, Bangor Daily News Photo Bangor, ME – Charles O. “Charlie” Howard was drowned to death by three young men at 10 p.m. on July 7, 1984. His murder was...
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Anti-gay bullying is a theological issue
Here at the Unfinished Lives Project we would like to a moment to say thank you to Cody J. Sanders for the best treatment of the bullying crisis from a theological perspective we have seen! The...
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Halloween Hate Crime Attack in San Diego
Jacob Harshbarger, gay bashed in San Diego (Fernando Lopez photo) San Diego, California – A gay man was brutally beaten behind his home on Halloween morning by a mixed gender gang who shouted anti-gay...
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Austin Becoming Unsafe for Gays: Bashing on 4th Street
Bobby Beltran, bashed for giving his friend a hug. Austin, Texas – In an apparent gay bashing, a leading gay activist and his male friend were attacked on December 26 outside Austin’s popular...
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Brooklyn Man Brutally Gay Bashed
Williamsburg native, Barie Shortell, the day of the attack Brooklyn, New York – Barie Shortell, 29, was beaten savagely by a gang of six teens who thought he was gay. On February 22, Shortell walked...
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“Unfinished Lives” Book Tour Rolls Through North Carolina
Stephen Sprinkle signs "Unfinished Lives" book at Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina (Keith Tew photograph) Raleigh, North Carolina – The Unfinished Lives Book Tour is visiting cities, churches,...
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6 New York Teens Charged with Murder as Hate Crime
Anthony Collao, 18, fatally mistaken as gay, (l), pictured with his girlfriend, Wendy Vargas New York City – Six teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime in the fatal March...
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Queer Bashing In Utah: Third Gay Man Attacked in Two Weeks
Scene of possible anti-gay hate crime attack in American Fork, Utah (KSL 5 News photo) American Fork, Utah – A 32-year-old gay man was attacked by slur-yelling homophobes outside the beauty salon where...
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is History: We Must Not Forget Its Cost
Washington, D.C. – Today marks the advent of full repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the 1993 law making gay and lesbian servicemembers liable for discharge if they admitted their sexual orientation....
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Gay Panic Excuse Used to Justify Wisconsin Queer Bashing
Queer bashing suspects Jason "Jake" Immel-Rhode (l), and Lyall B. Ziebell (r) Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Christmas morning erupted in anti-gay violence when two Oshkosh men allegedly assaulted a gay man...
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Gay Bashing Targets Two North Carolina Women
Sarabeth Nordstrom and Erin Johnston, brutally attacked by homophobes in Boone, North Carolina (Q Notes image) Boone, North Carolina – Two women perceived to be lesbians were targeted by anti-gay...
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2nd and 3rd Vicious Anti-Gay Attacks in New York City in Matter of Days
Gay bashing survivors attacked outside Midtown Manhattan billiards club on Friday (WABC 7 images). New York City, New York – Port Authority Police report the third brutal anti-gay hate crime in the...
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Attacker Arrested for Brutal Transgender Beating in Hollywood
Vivian Diego, 22, speaks out for justice after being attacked on May 31 by a gang of transphobic men. (CBS 2 Image) Hollywood, California – A man has been arrested in the savage beating case involving...
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Trans Woman Savagely Attacked in Atlanta’s Little Five Points; Details Still...
Video capture of stomping attack on trans woman in Atlanta. GA Voice image. Little Five Points, Atlanta, Georgia – A trans woman yet to be identified was brutally stomped in an attack following a...
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