Las Vegas man shot at his gay neighbors while screaming homophobic slurs, police say
75-year-old Larry Walraven was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, as well as a hate crime enhancement.
MAY 8, 2024
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Alleged Killer of Gay Teen 'Confused' About His Own Sexual Identity
Samuel Woodward, who's accused of stabbing Blaze Bernstein more than 20 times, recently had a hate-crime enhancement added to the murder charge.
AUGUST 23, 2018
Murder of Gay Teen Blaze Bernstein Is Recognized as Hate Crime
The gay teen was stabbed 20 times, and a classmate turned neo-Nazi is charged with his murder.
AUGUST 2, 2018
Gay Man Recalls Boiling-Water Attack: The Pain Is 'Excruciating'
A gay man who was attacked with boiling water while he napped with his boyfriend says the unbearable pain has rendered him unable to sleep.
MARCH 18, 2016
Mother of slain transgender teen Pauly Likens urges expansion of Pennsylvania hate-crimes law
The state has a hate-crimes law, but it does not cover crimes motivated by a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Suspect Indicted for Setting Fire to LGBTQ+ Spaces in Manhattan
The man has been charged with several counts of arson.
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Accused neo-Nazi's trial begins in connection to killing of gay Jewish college student Blaze Bernstein
The trial was delayed in February after the accused neo-Nazi killer threw water at the judge.
APRIL 9, 2024
D.C. Trans Teen's Attacker Now Faces 15 Years in Prison
After pleading guilty to stabbing a trans teen aboard a train, hate crime enhancements have now extended the maximum time Reginald Anthony Klaiber may serve in prison.
JANUARY 15, 2015
Trans woman Andrea Doria Dos Passos beaten to death in Miami Beach; arrest made
Dos Passos's body was found outside the Miami City Ballet building.
APRIL 24, 2024
Blaze Bernstein's Accused Killer to Be Held Without Bail
Samuel Woodward, accused of murdering Bernstein because the latter was gay, poses a danger to others, a judge ruled.
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Brooklyn Transphobic Attacker Sentenced to 20 Years
Mashawn Sonds, 26, was convicted of first-degree assault as a hate crime on Wednesday for a brutal 2014 assault that left a Native American trans woman with permanent brain damage.
JANUARY 14, 2016
Gay Teen Couple Attacked by Group of Assailants in Utah
A young gay couple in Utah was attacked by a group for showing affection in front of one of the boys' homes.
AUGUST 4, 2022
Police Make First Arrest in Texas Vandalism Spree
The crime, for which police expect to make four more arrests, included the painting of antigay epithets on a lesbian couple's SUV.
JUNE 20, 2012
‘Blackout drunk’ former prison guard convicted for strangling, throwing queer woman into a live fire
Shane Nolan is facing prison for the attack, but escapes hate crime enhancement.
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Arrest Made in Cleveland Bar Attack; Ohio Hate-Crimes Law Does Not Apply
A youth has been arrested in connection with a Labor Day weekend assault on a patron of a gay bar, but a hate-crime enhancement of the charge is unlikely under state law.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
Murder, Hate-Crime Charges Filed in Southern California School Shooting
Prosecutors on Thursday charged a 14-year-old boy with attempted murder and said he committed a hate crime in the classroom shooting of an Oxnard, Calif., eighth-grader who was declared brain-dead. Prosecutors would not say why they filed a hate-crime enhancement with the attempted murder count, but several classmates said the 15-year-old victim, Lawrence King, sometimes wore makeup, high heels, and other feminine attire. Prosecutors want the suspect tried as an adult and expect to upgrade the charges after King is taken off a ventilator for organ donation.
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Accused Killer Sent Photos of Dead Gay Men to Grindr Contacts
Samuel Woodward will go to trial for the murder of gay Jewish teen Blaze Bernstein.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Florida Lawmakers Look to Close Hate Crime Loophole
"This important bill will close a glaring loophole in state law that allows defendants to avoid hate crime charges even though their actions were motivated by prejudice."
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Defendants in Sandy case to be tried for hate crime
A judge ruled Thursday that three men accused in Michael Sandy's death can be prosecuted for a hate crime without evidence that they were motivated by hatred for gay men, The New York Times reported.
AUGUST 4, 2007
Two Men Charged With Hate Crimes in Attack on L.A. Trans Women
The women were assaulted, robbed, and subjected to anti-transgender insults.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020