Asya Cevahir was splashed with acid by, she claims, her ex-boyfriend. She remains in hospital covered in bandages. (Screen captures via Twitter) A man who is accused of throwing acid on a trans woman’s face, blinding her, has been charged for “intentional injury”, which carries a sentence of one to three years, prompting outrage among
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Leeds Crown Court heard that Stephen Brownsword sent his brother-in-law homophobic threats after a dispute over a TV and a kitten. (Universal Images Group via Getty/ Education Images) A homophobe from Leeds has been jailed after threatening to put his brother-in-law in a “grave”, and vowing to kill his pet kitten. According to the Yorkshire
A gay man was viciously attacked during a Pride celebration in Auckland, New Zealand which left him “lying in a pool” of his own blood. Ray Gardiner, who performs as a drag artist Kourtney Khaos, said he went out with his partner to celebrate Pride month in Auckland, but the couple was assaulted in the
A gay man who was left scarred for life after a brutal homophobic hate crime has called for “tougher penalties” for attackers. Aspiring drag artist Ryan Turner, 24, was knocked unconscious by Brandon Forrester, 19, during the brutal assault on 13 July, 2019, in Preston, Lancashire. Before the attack, Forrester and others in the group
Terry Sweet lost his life in the savage attack, while Bernard Hawkin was left permanently disabled (Screenshot: ITV) Campaigners are fundraising to create a memorial for two gay men who were left for dead following a brutal homophobic attack in Plymouth 25 years ago. Terry Sweet and Bernard Hawken were found lying 200 yards apart
Alexus Braxton. (Facebook) Alexus ‘Kimmy Icon’ Braxton, a Black trans woman and “beloved daughter”, was found dead 4 February amid a surge of unrelenting violence that has left LGBT+ activists drained and alarmed. Braxton, 45, was killed in Miami, Florida, in an apartment complex in the northern Andover Lakes Estates neighbourhood. She was based in the
Scott Price was arrested at his home in Sydney on Tuesday, May 12, charged with the murder of Scott Johnson in 1988. (NSW Police Force/ Twitter) A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering Scott Johnson, a gay US student found naked at the bottom of a cliffside in Australia, in the latest speed bump
The man was handed a fully suspended sentence after he attacked a transgender sex worker with a knife in 2017. (Envato Elements) A man who attacked a transgender sex worker with a knife and demanded “free” sex has been handed a fully suspended sentence. Liam Vickers, 23, pleaded guilty to assaulting the transgender sex worker
Courtney Eshay Key have spoken out after she was killed in the evening of 25 December in the East Chatham neighbourhood of Chicago. (CBS2) A transgender woman was shot dead on Christmas Day in what her friends believe was a hate crime incident, before she was misgendered by police in death. Friends and family of
Police have released a CCTV photo of people they would like to speak to in connection with the attack on Anthony Crumbley. (GoFundMe and Boston Police Department) A gay Black man in Boston, Massachusetts, who was stabbed and left in a coma for four days, is living in fear knowing his attackers are still “out
Member of the European Parliament Jozsef Szajer gives a speech to launch the campaign of the right-wing Fidesz ruling party ahead of the European Parliament elections on April 5, 2019 in Budapest. (PETER KOHALMI/AFP via Getty) The organiser behind a so-called “daddy orgy” in Brussels, Belgium, attended by an anti-LGBT+ Hungarian lawmaker has filed a
A father hired a hitman to break his son’s fingers simply because he was gay. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) A father has been sentenced to two years in prison for hiring an assassin to break the fingers of his gay son simply because “he loves another man”. The 75-year-old retiree paid a hitman €2,500
Hashem Abedi, 22, was found guilty of murdering 22 people. Prosecutors said he was “just as guilty” as his brother. (Screen capture via ITV) Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Ariana Grande Manchester Arena attacker Salman Abedi, has admitted to being involved in the bombing that killed 22 people. In August this year, Hashem Abedi,
Connor Scothern. (West Midlands Police) A British teenager jailed for belonging to a far-right, neo-Nazi terrorist group that plotted to wage a “holy war” against Black people, Jews and the LGBT+ community and Jewish people had his sentence halved Friday (November 20). Connor Scothern, a 19-year-old from Nottingham, was convicted alongside three others – including
A male couple have been found guilty of murdering and dismembering a lesbian in their flat filled with horror merchandise. Boyfriends Nathan Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley, 30 and 25, have been convicted of the 2019 killing of Julia Rawson in Dudley, West Midlands. The two men, who had already admitted perverting the course of justice
Two men were shot dead outside a gay bar in Mexico after a fight broke out (Envato Elements) Two men were shot dead outside a gay bar in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico after a controversial HIV fundraiser that flouted COVID-19 guidelines. The men, who have not yet been named, reportedly got into a physical fight with
Izzy Kamikaze was left beaten and bloodied after she was assaulted at a far-right, anti-mask protest in Dublin (Twitter) A man in his 20s has been charged with assault after he was accused of violently attacking trailblazing LGBT+ activist Izzy Kamikaze at a far-right rally in Dublin. The man, named as Michael Quinn, was arrested
Peter Farquhar was found dead in his home in October 2015 (Thames Valley Police/Facebook) A gay retired teacher who was abused and murdered by a churchwarden was “vulnerable to exploitation” because of the church’s anti-gay policies, an independent investigation found. Peter Farquhar, 69, was subjected to physical and mental abuse by Benjamin Field, who strangled
Kendall Stephens was brutally beaten in her own home. (Human Rights Campaign) Kendall Stephens, a trans woman who survived a horrific transphobic attack in her own home, has described the shocking reaction by police who “cracked jokes while she bled onto the floor”. Warning: contains graphic descriptions of violence against a trans person. Kendall Stephens,
Viktoria Basakovskaya was allegedly strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend in Siberia, Russia. (Screen capture via YouTube) A police officer in Novosibirsk, Russia has confessed to killing his missing ex-girlfriend, a 24-year-old trans woman, after leading the charge to find her. The body of Viktoria Basakovskaya was found in the southern village of Burmistrovo and showed
Charlie Cressey opened up about the moment he was targeted with homophobic abuse while volunteering (Envato Elements) A gay volunteer has opened up about the horrific moment he tried to help an “intoxicated” man, but was met with a torrent of homophobic abuse. Charlie Cressey, from Hove, spoke about his experience as part of Sussex
Police are investigating conservative commentator Darren Grimes on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred over a horrific “racist” interview with historian David Starkey. Starkey was widely condemned in June when, in an interview with Grimes, he claimed that slavery was not a genocide because “so many damn Blacks” survived. He subsequently resigned or was fired
The number of reported homophobic hate crimes in the UK has almost trebled in the last five years, from 6,655 in 2014-15 to 18,465 in 2019-20. The data was obtained by the BBC from all 45 UK police forces via Freedom of Information requests. Police reports of homophobic hate crimes have increased by 20 per
Nursing student Michelle Ramos Vargas has become the 30th known trans person to be killed in the United States so far this year, and the sixth killed in Puerto Rico in the same period. Vargas’ body was found with multiple gunshot wounds in San Germán, Puerto Rico in the early hours of Wednesday (30 September).
The attacks have caused significant property damage, as well as psychological stress (Envato Elements) A gay primary school teacher says he and his husband have been left “emotionally drained” by a series of sustained attacks on their home with a BB gun. Antonio Silvestri, 49, and his partner David Bennett, 47, have been targeted by
Philip Oyelade, 40, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. (Met Police) A man has been jailed and dubbed a “one man crime wave” after a string of burglaries, homophobic abuse and threatening a youth worker with a samurai sword. Philip Oyelade, 40, was sentenced to three and a half years in
The couple have been accused of the murder of dancer Adrian Murphy. (Adrian Murphy/ Facebook) A “ruthless” couple have been accused of murdering a champion Irish dancer by poisoning him with “Devil’s Breath” after meeting him on Grindr. In June 2019, police issued an urgent safety warning to people using Grindr after 43-year-old Adrian Murphy
A former United States marine who brutally choked a trans woman to death will remain in prison in the Philippines after a last-minute U-turn. Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted of killing Jennifer Laude in 2015, and was handed a sentence of between six and 12 years in prison, which was later reduced to 10. There
Joey and Anisha Van Niekerk were raped and killed in 2017 (Facebook/joey van niekerk) Four people have been found guilty of raping and murdering a lesbian couple in a horrific and brutal attack. Joey van Niekerk, 32, and Anisha van Niekerk, 30, from Mooinooi, South Africa, had been married for three years when they were
Officers were called to Stamford Hill in Hackney following reports of a homophobic assault (Envato Elements) Police have appealed for witnesses to a “vicious” homophobic attack on a man in his 20s in north-east London. Officers were called to Stamford Hill in Hackney at 1am on July 26 after receiving reports of a homophobic assault