Shake Shack have said it is taking the allegations ‘very seriously’. (Getty) A gay man was allegedly attacked by members of Shake Shack staff in Washington DC, after he kissed his boyfriend, having ordered some food. Christian Dingus, 28, has accused the fast-food chain’s employees of assault and discrimination outside a branch of the restaurant
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People took to social media to mock the ‘four or five’ far-right troublemakers who seemingly regretted their decision to visit Brighton (x.com/John__Phipps) Thousands of anti-fascist protestors in Brighton stood in defiance of the far-right, Islamophobic riots that have been sweeping the UK. Counter-protestors arrived in Queens Road yesterday (7 August) to condemn far-right groups attempting
The Doctor Who episode “Fear Her” has been removed from iPlayer (BBC) The BBC has removed a 2006 episode of Doctor Who from iPlayer, “Fear Her”, which features disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards. The episode, from season two of the modern series of Doctor Who starring David Tennant and Billie Piper, is no longer available on
Sam Kerr has pleaded not guilty in court(Matt King/Getty Images for Football Australia) Australia captain and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has pleaded not guilty to racially aggravated harassment of a police officer in London, with a trial set for early next year. The footballer – part of the Matildas squad at the 2023 Women’s World
Feminist group Sisters Uncut protest outside the central criminal court as the sentencing hearing for Wayne Couzens takes place. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images) Wayne Couzens, the police officer who abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard in 2021, was wholly unsuitable for his position on the force, an inquiry has found. A former armed protection officer
London Bridge station’s LGBT+ History Month display was vandalised earlier this week. (Network Rail) A collage of Pride flags at London Bridge railway station has been vandalised just days before it was due to be removed. The Pride Pillar, at London Bridge station, celebrates LGBT+ History Month and features an array of different LGBTQ+ flags
The homophobic incident took place aboard a TUI flight from Almeria, Spain, to Manchester last October (Getty) A homophobic incident unfolded aboard a TUI flight from Almeria, Spain, to Manchester last October, as a woman unleashed a barrage of abuse at cabin crew after being denied permission to charge her phone during takeoff, reports the
The manifesto of Ryan Palmeter has been released. (JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE) The manifesto of a gunman who killed three Black people in Florida is littered with extreme racism, homophobia and transphobia. On 26 August 2023, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter shot and killed 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr, 29-year-old Jerrald Gallion, and 19-year-old Anolt Joseph Laguerre Jr.
The family of a gay man who was allegedly killed by his cellmate are calling for jail reforms. (Getty Images) A family in Florida is calling for jail reforms and preparing to make a wrongful death claim against a Broward jail after gay man Janard Geffrard was allegedly killed by his cellmate. Geffrard, 29, was
Steven Kabuye has been stabbed and is a critical condition (@SteveKabuye5 on X/Twitter) An LGBTQ+ activist working in Uganda in the wake of the country’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill, has been left in a critical condition after being stabbed. Steven Kabuye, a prominent LGBTQ+ rights activist in the East African nation, was attacked by two men
Coby Green has been sentenced to years in federal prison after throwing a Molotov cocktail into a donut shop after the business hosted an art show featuring drag queens. in Tulsa last year. (Tulsa County Jail) Oklahoma man Coby Green has been sentenced to five years in jail after he firebombed a donut shop after
Nico Rios was arrested on drunk driving charges and refusal to provide a chemical test. (YouTube/The Bismarck Tribune) North Dakota leaders are urging Republican lawmaker Nico Rios to resign after he was recorded screaming homophobic and racist abuse during a DUI arrest. State lawmaker Rios of Williston was arrested and charged with driving under the
Do you know this man? (Concord Police) Police in New Hampshire have released an image of a man they wish to speak with in connection with an incendiary device being placed outside an LGBTQ+ friendly business. Concord police are investigating a “smoke-style” device which was left outside the Teatotaller Café and Bakery on Capital Plaza in
Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering trans teen Brianna Ghey. The jury of seven men and five women at Manchester Crown Court unanimously convicted the two teens of killing 16-year-old Ghey in February 2023, after deliberating for four hours and 40 minutes. Ghey was stabbed 28 times in back, head and neck in
A group of LGBTQ+ women were attacked by men on the streets of Miami, Florida. One of the victims said the men shouted homophobic slurs at the group before becoming violent. (YouTube/NBC News) At least two LGBTQ+ women, including a lesbian and trans woman, were horrifically attacked and beaten by a group of men in
The trial for the murder of Brianna Ghey continues. (Supplied) A 16-year-old girl accused of murdering trans teenager Brianna Ghey told her co-defendant not to worry about getting caught because the “police are s***e here”, a court has heard. Brianna, 16, was stabbed 28 times in Linear Park in Culcheth, Cheshire on 11 February 2023.
Two teens are charged with killing Brianna Ghey (Cheshire Police) Brianna Ghey’s alleged killer posted a tribute to the teen on Snapchat the day after death, a jury has heard. Jurors at Manchester Crown Court have this week been hearing evidence from the prosecution in the case of Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old trans girl who
UPDATE, SEPT. 29: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for a widely publicized fight with a 63- year-old man over movie theater seats in Pompano Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. Jesse Montez Thorton II, 27, faces one count of aggravated battery with great bodily harm. “BSO detectives worked this case for months,” BSO
More Proud Boys have been sentenced over the US Capitol riots in 2021. (Getty Images) Two additional members of far-right neo-Nazi group the Proud Boys have been jailed for their involvement in the 2021 US Capitol riot. Forty-six-year-old Dominic Pezzola and 32-year-old Ethan Nordean were convicted of charges relating to the right-wing insurrection of the
Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime will mark 25 years since Matthew Shepard’s murder. (Investigation Discovery) A moving new documentary will explore the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard, 25 years after his death in what remains one of the most horrendous homophobic hate crimes in modern history. Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was just
Florida detectives are searching for an attacker who beat a 63-year-old man who asked him to move from reserved seats into an adjacent space. The attack happened on July 10 at an AMC Theater at 2315 N. Federal Highway in Pompano Beach, Florida shortly before 10 PM. The movie the victim purchased tickets for was
When a film as heavily promoted and well-regarded as Universal’s She Said gets body-slammed at the box office, it’s wise to pay attention. This weekend, the journalism procedural drama, about the pursuit of sexual predator Harvey Weinstein by two reporters from The New York Times, will take in perhaps $2.27 million in 2,022 theaters. That’s
A little over a month after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued two former top execs at MoviePass and its parent company, Helios + Matheson, for fraud, the Justice Department today unsealed an indictment charging those same executives, Theodore Farnsworth and J. Mitchell Lowe, each with one count of securities fraud and three counts of wire
Ryan has responded to criticism from the families of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims (Getty/Netflix) Ryan Murphy has said that he reached out to the families of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims while researching for his Netflix series about the serial killer. Murphy and his team claimed to have contacted 20 families over the three-and-a-half-year preparations for the show.
Trans teacher Estee Saway (left) and Mike Armando Wilson (right). (Facebook) A Filipino elected official has been accused of formulating the killing of a trans teacher in Abra according to a Police report. Barangay chairman hon. Mike Armando Wilson was reportedly identified by one of the four suspects arrested a few hours after the killing
Chance Seneca pleaded guilty to kidnapping a gay man that he “then attempted to murder and dismember”, according to the US Department of Justice. (Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office) Chance Seneca pleaded guilty to kidnapping a gay teen he met through Grinder with the intention of murdering him and dismembering his body. Seneca, 21 of Lafayette,
The Department of Justice (DOJ) building Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) A lawsuit has been filed in the US against managers of a rental property for allegedly harassing, threatening and punching a gay, disabled tenant. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Leaf Property Investments in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Leader of white supremacist group NSC-131 Chris Hood has been charged with affray. (The Boston Globe via Getty/ Jessica Rinaldi) The founder of the neo-Nazi group NSC-131 has appeared in court to face charges of violence while protesting a Drag Queen Story Hour event. NSC-131 is a racist, antisemitic, neo-Nazi group that was founded in
The man was indicted by a federal court after threatening anti-LGBTQ+ violence towards Merriam-Webster over the publisher’s inclusive definitions. (Getty/Tim Boyle) A man charged with making a bomb threat against Merriam-Webster over the dictionary’s definitions evolving to become more inclusive has pleaded guilty. In May, Jeremy David Hanson, 34, was indicted on two counts of
The Boston Children’s Hospital has become the target of what it called a ‘misinformation’ campaign. (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) A woman has been charged with making a false bomb threat which resulted in a children’s hospital being forced into lockdown. Catherine Leavy, 37, was arrested at her home in Westfield, Massachusetts, in
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