Sustainability| More...
 

Hate Crimes

Hate Crime On Rise: Gay, Religious Targets See Biggest Jump

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Religion, Religious Hate Crims, Race, Gay Hate Crime, Sexual Orientation, Religious, Hate Crime, Sexual Orientation Hate Crime, Hate Crimes Increase, Hate Crimes Rise, Hate Crimes, Race Hate Crime, Gay Rights, Home News

WASHINGTON — Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday. Overall...

Read Whole Story

Religious, Homophobic Hate Surges In L.A. County

LA Daily News | Troy Anderson | Posted 11.20.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Hate Crime, Hate Crimes, Los Angeles News

Partially fueled by the election of President Barack Obama and the statewide controversy over gay marriage, hate crimes based on sexual orientation sh...

Read Whole Story

New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes Fall Slightly In '08; But Data Is Limited

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Religion, Hate Crimes, Crime, Racism, Gay, Race, Prejudice, Gay Hate Crime, Civil Rights, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

A new study finds that hate crimes actually declined slightly in 2008, despite an economic recession, increasing demographic diversification, and an apparent rise in the number of active hate groups.

Read Post

Valerie Kenney Charged In Hate Crime For Allegedly Yanking Headscarf Of Muslim Woman After Fort Hood Shootings

Chicago Tribune | Kim Janssen | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Fort Hood, Hate Crimes, Valerie Kenney, Anti-Muslim Bias, Tinley Park, Amal Abusumayah, Valerie Kenney Hate Crime, Fort Hood Shootings, Chicago News

A woman who allegedly yanked the headscarf of a Muslim woman in a Tinley Park supermarket two days after the Fort Hood shootings has been charged with...

Read Whole Story

Michael Bennet Is Securing Our Future

Angie Paccione | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Teacher Quality, Teachers, Help Committee, Hate Crimes, Veterans Day, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Veterans, Senator Bennet, Denver News
Angie Paccione

I'm proud that Bennet has gone to bat for our veterans by co-sponsoring the "Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act," which will expand a program that encourages our veterans to become teachers.

Read Post

Why Is Anti-Gay Violence Soaring in Britain?

Johann Hari | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Homophobia, Equal Rights, Hate Crimes, Intolerance, Gay Rights, Stonewall, World News
Johann Hari

In the past few years, gay people have finally begun to exercise the same rights as their straight siblings, yet there has been a sharp surge in violence against us.

Read Post

ReThink Review: Outrage -- One Reason Why the Bird/Shepard Hate Crimes Act Took So Long

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hate Crimes, Homosexual, Rethink Reviews, Matthew Shepard, Gay, Charlie Crist, Jonathan Kim, Larry Craig, Barney Frank, Movie Reviews, Ken Mehlman, Louie Gohmert, Mike Huckabee, Michael Steele, Outrage, Homophobia, Documentary, James Byrd Jr., Glenn Beck, Kirby Dick, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

And the main reason is because hatred/fear of gays is running neck-and-neck with hatred/fear of government for the most defining, unifying characteristic of the "modern" republican party.

Read Post

LGBT Rights: The Time Is Now

State Rep. Julie Hamos | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: LGBT Rights, 10th District, Congress, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Matthew Shepard Act, Hate Crimes, Dadt, Religious Freedom, Illinois General Assembly, Matthew Shepard, James Byrd Jr., Chicago News
State Rep. Julie Hamos

I hope the abolition of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is immediate. But there is still one crucial step that this country needs to take: We must make civil marriage equality the law of the land.

Read Post

White House Refusing to Release Names of Gay Invitees for Hate Crimes Reception

John Aravosis | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Obama, Hate Crimes, Gay, Obama LGBT, Obama-Hate-Crimes-Legislation, Politics News
John Aravosis

It's not entirely clearly why, but the White House is refusing to release the names of gay invitees for the hate crimes signing reception that took place last night in Washington. I've tried to get the list and failed repeatedly.

Read Post

In Their Own Words: Hate Crime Act Supporters Speak (Video)

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Wade Henderson, Hate Crimes, Human Rights Campaign, Dennis Shepard, Judy Shepard, Brian Levin, Anti-Defamation League, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

Yesterday, President Obama signed into law the long awaited hate crime bill. Here are short interviews with a variety of people who have fought for this legislation for years.

Read Post

An Historic and Emotional Moment

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Hate Crimes, Barack Obama, Earl Blumenauer, Oregon, White House, Matthew Shepard, Human Rights Campaign, Mike Quigley, Politics News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Today, after too many years of delay, President Obama signed into law a bill that makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.

Read Post

Obama Signs the Hate Crime Bill into Law! What's Next?

Paul LeGendre | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate Crimes, Matthew Shepard, Barack Obama, Hate Crimes Bill, Politics News
Paul LeGendre

Today, President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act, critical legislation that strengthens existing U.S. laws by extending federal hate crime protection.

Read Post

NYPD Probe Incident Between White Cop, Black Detectives

nydailynews.com | By John Marzulli | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Gravesend, Black Detectives, Hate Crimes, Shmira, Shomrim, Police, Brooklyn, Nypd, Stephon Garland, Gregory Wilson, New York News

The NYPD is investigating a confrontation between white uniformed cops and black hate-crime detectives who claim they were racially profiled, the Dail...

Read Whole Story

Hate Crimes, Media and Two Spirits

Gail Binkly | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Shaun Murphy, Hate Crimes, Gay Rights, GLBT Community, Cortez Journal, Glbt, Farmington, Denver News
Gail Binkly

Two Spirits is a low-key, gentle and respectful recounting of Fred Martinez's life and death. He was Navajo and he was nádleehí, a man with feminine characteristics.

Read Post

Ending Hate Crime

Lee Fisher | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Matthew Shepard Act, Matthew Shepard, Hate Crimes, Lee Fisher, Hate Crimes Bill, Ohio, Politics News
Lee Fisher

I am heartened that Congress has finally passed a bill that would strengthen the ability of governments at all levels to investigate and prosecute hate crime.

Read Post

US Senate Passes Byrd-Shepard Hate Crimes Act, Awaits Presidential Signature

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Matthew Shepard, Senate, Hate Crimes, Gays, Homophobia, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

The United States Senate passed landmark legislation today that expands the coverage and protection of federal hate crime laws to now include sexual orientation, gender, identity and disability.

Read Post

Jeff Muskus

35 GOP Senators Vote Against Defense Bill With Hate-Crimes Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Matthew Shepard, Hate Crimes, Shepard Bill, Hate Crimes Provision, Politics News

It's not easy to get 35 Republican senators to vote against defense spending -- unless hate crimes legislation is involved. The Senate narrowly invo...

Read Whole Story

Diversity: Why Do We Have Such A Hard Time Walking Our Talk?

BJ Gallagher | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Racism, Obama, Hate Crimes, Melting Pot, Pluralism, Diversity, Sexism, Workplace Diversity, The Balanced Life, Living News
BJ Gallagher

I sometimes wonder whether the diversity movement isn't just the latest manifestation of our national schizophrenia - the schism between what we believe as idealists and what we do as realists.

Read Post

GLSEN: Combating Children Who Hate

Tom Gregory | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hbo, Hate Crimes, Joan Crawford, Shonda Rhimes, David Bohnett, Matthew Shepard, Michael Lombardo, The Little Rascals, Glsen, Carl Hoover-Walker, Rain, Sirdeaner Walker, Politics News
Tom Gregory

GLSEN is battling cold-blooded hate of children against children -- and it is rampant. Time and time again, that hate is against children who are perceived as homosexual.

Read Post

CNN, You Can't Have It Both Ways: It's Either Dobbs or Your Latino Future

Roberto Lovato | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Latino Politics, Minutemen, Immigration, www.bastadobbs.com, Jon Klein CNN, presente.org, Roberto-Lovato-and-Lou-Dobbs, Immigration Reform, Latino in America, You Can't Have It Both Ways CNN Video, Fair, Hate Crimes, Lou Dobbs, Rick Sanchez, Arturo Perez, Media Matters, Soledad O'Brien, Cnn, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Hate Speech, Media News
Roberto Lovato

A few hours of serious reporting on Latinos by sunny Soledad O'Brien can't make up for thousands of hours of anti-Latino extremism from the dark Lou Dobbs.

Read Post

Obama's Speech (TEXT): Transcript Of President Obama's Speech About Gay Rights

Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Judy Shepard, John Berry, Washington, Terry Bean, Obama's Speech, Patrick Kennedy, Matthew Shepard, Lesbians, Obama's Speech on Gay Rights, Obama Transcripts, Hate Crimes, Hrc, Stonewall Riots, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Joe Solmonese, Lesbian, Gay Rights, Dennis Shepard, Gay Marriage, Tipper Gore, Gay Adoption, Obama's HRC Speech, Lady GaGa, Nancy Sutley, D.C., Same-Sex Marriage, David Huebner, Politics News

The official transcript of President Obama's address at The Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner on Saturday, as released by the White ...

Read Whole Story

As Hate Bill Passes, One Mother's Work (and Ours) Continues

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mathew-Shepard-Act, Hate Crimes, Judy Shepard, Homophobia, Impact, Hate, Gay, Crime, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

All people of good will, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum, have a moral obligation to first and foremost decry the continuing hatred, violence and harassment that the gay community faces.

Read Post

President Obama Should Show He's Queer Like Us

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Patrick, Janet Dagley, White House, Hate Crimes, Sam Putnam, Big Gay Speech, Brent Childers, President Obama, March on Washington, Queer, Human Rights Campaign, Edith Disler, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Rights, Equality Maine, Gay Marriage, Jennifer Putnam, Obama Gay Rights, Barack Obama Civil Rights, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

Show the world, Mr. President, how we are just like you, and perhaps more important, how you are just like us: In what ways are we pretty normal, and in what ways are you kinda Queer?

Read Post

Rose Morat: Elderly Woman Mugged, Punched In Hate Crime

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Elderly, Robbery, Hate Crimes, Mugging, New York Crime, New York, Jack Rhodes, Rose Morat, New York News

NEW YORK — A New York City man was convicted of hate crimes Tuesday in connection with a series of muggings that included an assault on a centen...

Read Whole Story

Organizing to Stop Far Right Violence

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Far-Right Fundamentalism, Yitzhak Rabin, Hate Speech, Hate Crimes, Eric Holder Attorney General, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Other people, besides former evangelicals like me, are finally starting to realize that there is a serious problem facing America. What are we going to do about the haters?

Read Post