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Protecting Wretches: Why Freedom of Speech Belongs to Fred Phelps, Too
Richmond, VA – The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a $5 million verdict Thursday against protesters from Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church who picketed the Maryland funeral of a U.S....
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African American Gay Teen Slaughtered in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD – A 15-year-old African American sophomore who was open to his classmates about his sexual orientation was found Tuesday, November 10 stuffed in a closet in his aunt’s house, raped,...
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Gay Lad’s Accused Killer and Rapist was Convicted Murderer
Jason Mattison, Jr. (l), Dante Parrish (r) Baltimore, Maryland – According to information released by the Baltimore Sun, Jason Mattison, Jr.’s accused killer had previously served time for...
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Overflow Crowd Lays Jason Mattison, Jr. To Rest in Baltimore; Murder...
East Baltimore, Maryland – An overflow crowd packed the Unity United Methodist Church on Edmundson Avenue in Baltimore Thursday for the funeral of slain gay teenager, Jason Mattison, Jr. The Baltimore...
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Dallas Vigil for Slain Gay Teens Voices Sadness, Anger, and Hope
Dallas, TX – A large crowd of vigil keepers gathered at the Crossroads in Dallas on Sunday night to remember murdered gay teens, Jorge Steven López Mercado of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Jason Mattison,...
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Gay Man Loses 14-Month Battle for Life After Possible Hate Attack
Baltimore, Maryland – Glen H. Footman, 52, died November 9 in the University of Maryland Shock and Trauma Center after what the Bangor Daily News called “a 14-month emotional and courageous battle for...
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Phelps Funeral Protesters Assaulted with Pepper Spray: A Special Comment
Omaha, NE – Protesters picketing a military funeral in Omaha were assaulted by a man squirting pepper spray out his pickup truck window as he drove by them on August 28. The assailant, George Vogel,...
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Two Transgender Murders Bespeak Crisis of Violence
Marcal Camero Tye, 25, hate crime victim Forrest City, Arkansas and Baltimore, Maryland – The brutal murders of two transgender women of color within the last month indicate the epidemic nature of...
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Notorious MacDonald’s Trans Beating Draws Hate Charges Against Teens
Chrissy Lee Polis, victim of transphobic attack Baltimore, Maryland – Transwoman Chrissy Polis, victim of a brutal beating in a Baltimore MacDonald’s restaurant that was caught on video tape, won some...
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Gay Hairstylist Brutally Attacked In Baltimore: Christmas Hate Crime Suspected
Christmas gay bashing victim Kenni Shaw, 30, before and after attack. (Instagram image posted by the victim.) Baltimore, Maryland – A popular gay hairstylist was savagely beaten by a gang of men...
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Transgender Woman Shot to Death in Baltimore
Kelly Young, 29, shot to death in a possible transphobic hate crime. East Baltimore, Maryland – A beloved member of the transgender community of Baltimore was found shot on the floor of her apartment...
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Cleveland Transgender Woman’s Body Found With Multiple Stab Wounds; Now 3...
Transgender woman Cemia Acoff, 20, stabbed to death and submerged in a pond west of Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio – The badly decomposed body of a local transgender woman was found sunken in a pond on...
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Transgender Sibling of NBA Player Murdered in Baltimore; Second Trans Murder...
Transgender murder victim Mia Henderson, 26, was the sister of Los Angeles Clippers player Reggie Bullock, pictured here. Baltimore, Maryland – The “severely traumatized” body of a transgender woman...
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Alarming Rise in Transgender Murders, NCAVP Reports
Mia Henderson, 26, slain transgender woman in Baltimore. Baltimore, Maryland – The discovery of the body of Mia Henderson, slain transgender woman of color, in Northwest Baltimore signals an alarming...
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