Florida Men Arrested in Brutal Beating of Group of LGBTQ+ Women
Two men have been arrested and charged with battery with prejudice for assaulting a group of LGBTQ+ women in November.
December 30 2023 10:00 AM
Unfortunately, many of the high-profile news stories involving LGBT people are stories of gay bashing. From middle schoolers being taunted with antigay slurs to lesbians being murdered for showing affection in public, bias-related violence continues to threaten the LGBT community. But some good has come out of it too: Some of the more poignant gay-bashing incidents have lit a fire under politicians to help include sexual orientation and gender identity in the categories of things that make an act of violence a hate crime. The Advocate has all the latest news on gay bashing and the fight to end anti-LGBT violence.