gay hate crime
Man charged with murder of Tongan LGBTIQ+ activist Poli Kefu
Police took a man into custody on Saturday night following the murder of Tongan LGBTIQ+ activist Poli Kefu. The much-loved activist was president of the Tongan Leitis Association — a trans advocacy group. He also worked for the Tongan Red Cross Society. A suspect surrendered to police on Saturday night. A homicide investigation began earlier, …
Homophobic attack in England – lesbian punched from behind
In yet another homophobic attack in England, two thugs attacked a lesbian in the city of Sunderland. As Charlie Graham walked to meet friends, two homophobes punched her from behind before throwing her to the ground. Charlie told The Mirror she wanted the photographs of her injuries shared. “[It’s] very important to me for my …
Christmas Eve firebombing of ‘gay Jesus’ comedy troupe
Molotov cocktails were lobbed at the offices of Brazilian comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos on Christmas Eve. Earlier in December, the troupe released a Netflix film that portrays a gay Jesus Christ. After the bombs set the offices ablaze, a security guard managed to contain the flames. No one suffered any injury in the attack. …
Parliamentary Inquiry Announced Into New South Wales Gay Hate Crimes
A long-awaited New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has been announced to examine gay hate crimes in Sydney over four decades, including the murders of 88 gay and transgender people, 30 of which remain unsolved. A cross-party committee will look at crimes between 1970 and 2010 and investigate the NSW Police and criminal justice system response …
Sydney’s dark history of gay hate murders revealed in report
A review of 88 suspicious deaths in Sydney over three decades has found that 27 men were likely to have been the victims of gay hate crimes. Strike Force Parrabell was established in 2015 to review 88 deaths between 1976 and 2000 which researchers highlighted as having potential gay-hate bias motivation or connection with the …
Russia ‘Announces Probe Into Chechen Gay Violence’ As Outrage Grows
Russian prosecutors claim to have launched a probe into human rights atrocities relating to the Chechen gay violence. This investigation will cover the abduction and torture of gay men in Chechnya, according to a government-owned news agency. However, an international outcry about the violence in the Russian region continues. Reports by Russian media and human …
GAY HATE CRIME: TWO JAILED FOR MURDER
The judge sentences two homophobic murderers to life behind bars for beating a gay man to death in a Perth public toilet. Warren Gerard Batchelor, 48, died in hospital two days after the brutal gay hate crime in November 2013. Mark Taylor, 43, and Daniel Wade Jones, 37, must serve a minimum of 21 years …
Fresh inquest into death of Scott Johnson in1988
The New South Wales Coroner’s Court will conduct a third inquest into the death of Scott Johnson. Scott died on Sydney’s northern beaches in 1988 in a suspected gay hate crime. At the time, the police deemed the 27-year-old’s death a suicide. The initial coroner accepted the police judgement without any reservation. Scott Johnson’s family: …