5 suspects charged in Boston for attack on gay couple with baseball bat
The attack has not been charged as a hate crime, despite the couple's account that they were targeted because they are gay.
October 16, 2025
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Boston police need help identifying suspects in assault of gay couple with baseball bat
The Boston Police Department has released images of the men allegedly involved in the assault of a gay couple.
October 1, 2025
They're Gay, They're a Couple, and They're Cops
Shawn MacIver and Jimmy Moccia graduate from the Boston Police Academy today as the first gay couple to graduate from the academy.
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Queer Men Assaulted in Alleged Hate Crime at Boston Bar
The victims say their attackers used antigay slurs while beating and punching them.
November 4, 2019
Police Continue Probing Fake Bomb Threat at Boston Children's Hospital
After weeks of right-wing attacks, on Tuesday evening Boston Children's Hospital had to go into a soft lockdown after someone threatened the facility.
September 1, 2022
Gay Man: Throat Slashed Outside Boston Bar
According to Michael Fontana, doctors told him if the knife had cut just one more centimeter into his throat, 'I’d be dead.'
November 30, 2015
Patriot Front Members March in Boston, Black Man Attacked
Last month, members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front were arrested on their way to riot at a Pride in Idaho.
July 3, 2022
Gay Bostonians React to Bombing
Gay runners, volunteers, and first responders react to the scene in Boston.
April 16, 2013
Boston Man Attacked With Snow Shovel, Box Cutter in Antigay Assault
Police have made an arrest in the attack, in which the victim was subjected to antigay slurs before the physical assault.
December 5, 2019
25 Years Ago, Rita Hester Was Brutally Stabbed in Her Apartment. Her Family is Still Seeking Closure
Hester’s murder sparked Transgender Day of Remembrance and inspired community action in her hometown of Boston
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Trans Activist Boston Police Abusive at Protest
An activist with Occupy Boston's LGBT group says she and others were treated roughly at a Tea Party rally, where they were protesting antigay speakers.
April 16, 2012
Three teens may be charged in assault on trans boy in Massachusetts
But authorities are not seeking hate-crimes charges.
December 2, 2024
Police Pepper-Sprayed, Arrested Protesters at Straight Pride Parade
The event was mostly a "Trump 2020" float, and protesters dwarfed participants. Now those fighting back against the hateful message must appear in court.
September 3, 2019
Straight Pride Organizers Say They Were 'Terrorized' By Glitter
Envelopes of glitter got the bomb squad to come out and ensure the heterosexual activists' safety.
July 3, 2019
Massachusetts Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Shoot, Burn Pride Flag
Police said he also made anti-Semitic comments.
April 17, 2023
Three More Trans or Gender-Nonconforming Americans Killed in U.S.
The latest casualties are Boston antiviolence activist and ballroom icon Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, and two Texans, Iris Santos and Tiffany Thomas.
May 4, 2021
'Straight Pride' Group Brawls With Pro-Choice Activists at Protest
Members of the far-right "straight pride" movement had planned the protest outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in California.
August 29, 2022
Interns' Questions on LGBT Rights Throw Jeff Sessions Off Balance
Irritation and condescension were among Sessions's reactions to the interns' pointed questions.
December 7, 2017
