Articles about Shooting

19 May 2013
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime 1 The shooting of a man in New York City's Greenwich Village early on Saturday has been called an anti-gay hate crime by the police commissioner.
23 April 2013
US: Government says Family Research Council shooter should get 45 years 9 Prosecutors say Floyd Corkins who planned a mass killing at the headquarters of an anti-gay Christian lobbying group should spend 45 years in prison.
10 April 2013
Anti-gay US-born Israeli terrorist jailed for killing two Palestinians 7 A US-born West Bank settler, who previously suggested Molotov cocktails should be used at those taking part in a gay pride event, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two Palestinians.
19 February 2013
Oscar Pistorius dropped from ‘It Gets Better’ South Africa campaign against anti-gay bullying 9 The South African branch of the 'It Gets Better' campaign, which tackles anti-LGBT bullying, has severed its ties with Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius following his arrest over the shooting of his girlfriend.
7 February 2013
Manchester: Trial of man accused of killing PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes begins + Dale Cregan is due to stand trial today for the murders of four people, including a police officer who had been making plans for a civil partnership with her girlfriend.
7 February 2013
US: Family Research Council shooter pleads guilty to three charges 2 The shooter in an incident at the Family Research Council in August pleaded guilty to three charges, and admitted buying over a dozen Chick-fil-A sandwiches to smear on the faces of his victims.
15 January 2013
US Radio Host compares homosexuality to Sandy Hook shooting and alcoholism 18 The host of a Christian information radio station, and the president of an anti-gay organisation in the US, likened homosexuality to alcoholism before comparing homosexual "behaviour" to that of the shooter in the Sandy Hook shooting.
8 January 2013
US: Teen to be charged with plotting to kill gay teacher and black students in school explosion 14 An Alabama student is to face court after police uncovered what they said was a plot to kill a gay teacher and six students using homemade explosives.
4 January 2013
US: Possible plea deal in anti-gay Family Research Council shooting case 7 Floyd Corkins, who is accused of carrying out a shooting at a US homophobic Christian lobby group, could be about to reach a plea deal.
18 December 2012
Republican Mike Huckabee: The Newtown shootings were the fault of gay people 58 Fox News presenter and former 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, has made several comments about the Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings, seemingly blaming gay people for the massacre.
17 August 2012
Gunman responsible for Family Research Council shooting is charged 33 The gunman who opened fire at the offices of The Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington DC yesterday, whose full name is Floyd Lee Corkins II, has been charged with assault with intent to kill and interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition.
16 August 2012
Police: Gunman who opened fire at Family Research Council criticised the anti-gay group 158 A man arrested over the shooting and wounding of a security guard at the headquarters of the anti-gay Christian lobby group the Family Research Council made a negative comment about the group before opening fire, a police official has said.
5 July 2012
Texas: Police release sketch of suspect in fatal shooting of lesbian couple 3 Police in Portland, Texas, have released a sketch of a suspect wanted for the shooting of a teenage lesbian couple in a park last month.
26 June 2012
Texas: Teenage lesbian couple shot in possible hate crime 10 Two teenage girls in the US state of Texas have been shot in a possible hate crime, with one being fatally wounded.
13 March 2012
German gun clubs vote against ‘crowning’ partners of gay champions 34 German gun clubs say they will no longer crown gay couples at annual ceremonies for their top shooters after a champion gunman's male partner had to be named 'queen' last year.
16 November 2011
Shooting finishes on first gay Nepalese film Snow Flowers, dubbed “Brokeback Everest” 13 Film's star Nisha Adhikari said it would be "a simple love story with a lot of complications", following two lesbians in the Asian country where significant gay rights advances have recently been made.
17 December 2009
Gay activist killed in Honduras 12 A gay rights activist has been killed in Honduras in a drive-by shooting.

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