Wales gets gay hate crime specialist
Wales gets gay hate crime specialist
Wales gets gay hate crime specialist
Wales gets gay hate crime specialist
Wales gets gay hate crime specialist
Wales gets gay hate crime specialist
Muslims, gays rally together
After an anti-gay hate crime, Albany Muslims and queers rallied together against violence.
Aberdeen launches anti-hate crime plan
Aberdeen launches anti-hate crime plan
Ideas proposed for Vancouver’s anti-gay hate crime problem
Ideas proposed for Vancouver’s anti-gay hate crime problem
Aberdeen launches anti-hate crime plan
Aberdeen launches anti-hate crime plan
Teens’ attorneys call attempted murder “staged”
Attorneys for three teens accused of trying to push a lesbian classmate off of a cliff are calling the incident “staged,” the Lexington Herald-Leader [1] reported.
Cheyenne Williams, 18, said three of her classmates kidnapped her, took her to picturesque Flat Lick Falls, and tried to push her over a cliff.
The attorneys for the three defendants dispute that story.
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James Baechtold, who represents one of the teens, said Williams’ story contains “distinct falsehoods” the Herald-Leader reported. “There’s no merit to any of these allegations at all.”
The Kentucky Equality Federation, an LGBT advocacy group, told Williams they would support her potential lawsuit financially. The group also vowed to push to have the incident classified as a hate crime, which would mean tougher penalties if the teens are convicted.
A video that Williams took with her cell phone appears to be a key piece of evidence.
“I have seen the video and I will not comment on what it shows other than to say that is what I base my opinion on. It was staged performance and the alleged victim was a participant,” Sharon Allen Gray, an attorney for one of the defendants told KYMT [3].
A hearing Thursday is likely to reveal more details in the case.
[1] http://www.kentucky.com/2010/04/27/1240166/attorneys-gay-teen-willingly-participated.html
[2] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/news-cheyenee-williams-sepia-top.jpg
[3] http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/92130109.html
Police launch ‘hate crime drive’
Police launch ‘hate crime drive’
Man reports hate crime in Montana
A Montana man reported being assaulted by an anti-gay crowd of eight to 10 men, the Missoulian [1] reported.
Early Saturday morning outside of an AmVets club in Missoula, a 32-year-old man claimed he was beaten and harassed with anti-gay slurs. Apparently, the man first drove himself to a local hospital to receive medical attention, and later reported the incident to police.
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Missoula Police Sgt. Bob Bouchee told the Missoulian none of the injuries were serious. The man was treated and released by Saturday afternoon.
“I can’t say for sure that the victim was chosen out of discrimination or if the derogatory term was used against him as part of the disturbance, but there were some words used that lead us to believe it was a discrimination-type assault,” Bouchee told the paper.
[1] http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/9093565e-4105-11df-a7b1-001cc4c002e0.html
[2] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/news-gay-slurs-top.jpg
