Man sentenced to 70 months for bathroom hate crime attack
Fred Joseph Costanza was convicted last month of a bias crime for the assault on transgender woman Lauren Jackson after she used a restroom in an Oregon park last summer. Yesterday Circuit Judge Sheryl Bachart handed Costanza a 70-month sentence, the mandatory minimum for second-degree assault according to Oregon Live. Ms. Jackson, who had just […]
A NY trans woman’s cat was cut in half. Her response will amaze you.
Rosendale, NY resident Angelina V. Bouros was quietly dealing with the hate mail she was getting for flying a rainbow flag. But she had to respond when a monster cut her cat ‘Rambo’ in half and left him behind her shed. You will be inspired and empowered by what she and her community did. This […]
Wanted by NYPD for Transphobic Subway Attack on Journalist Serena Daniari
The NYPD hate crime unit is searching for these two following an attack on transgender journalist Serena Daniari Friday night. Police say the man shouted transphobic slurs while spiting and slapping Serena Daniari Friday night at the W. 155th Street subway station. View this post on Instagram Trans Is Beautiful💙💗💙💗 A post shared […]
Iowa Man gets 15 years for burning Church Pride Flag
Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years for the hate crime of arson, as well as a year for the reckless use of explosives or fire, and 30 days for harassment according to ABC The sentences are to be served consecutively, Story County court records show. A jury convicted Martinez in […]
Camila Díaz Córdova murdered by police after being denied asylum
Three San Salvadorian policemen have been arrested and charged with the murder of a former asylum seeker, transgender woman Camila Díaz Córdova. The prosecutor’s office said the officers beat the victim for 40 minutes and left her alive on the street. The Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) presented an injunction against three agents of […]
Burney Crenshaw wanted for beating of gay Achille OK Mayor
Burney Crenshaw who has a history of threatening an Achille 7-year-old transgender student made good on those threats yesterday, viciously attacking David Northcutt, the out gay mayor of Achille OK. Updates: The FBI is investigating the assault as a hate crime. More at kxii.com Mayor Northcutt suspended the entire police force. Achille Board of Trustees […]
Baptist Pastor arrested for the murder of transgender woman Keanna Mattel
Sterling Heights Baptist pastor Albert Weathers, 46, was arraigned Monday for the murder of Detroit transgender activist Keanna Mattel. The murder which had previously thought to be the result of a robbery gone bad might, in fact, be a hate crime. Albert Weathers, pastor of The New Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church and more recently Logos Baptist Church […]
Philly transgender group home firebombed in hate crime attack
Police video shows a man throwing an explosive firebomb at the transgender group home. Police are investigating this a ‘possible hate crime’ noting that the home was attacked last year. The video shows two men walking past the transgender home at least once before throwing the bomb at it. It happened on the 5000 block […]
Transgender college student Deejea Smith attacked twice in two weeks
De Anza College student Deejea Smith is speaking out after being attacked for the second time in two weeks on the Cupertino campus. The student is transgender and police are calling the incident a hate crime. Deejea Smith described coming face to face with an attacker in the Flint Center Garage. Smith recalled, “The second […]
Two NYC Trans Women Assaulted, Man Charged With Hate Crime
Patrick O’Meara, 38, yelled anti-trans slurs at two transgender women as they entered the McDonald’s at 82nd St. near Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights at about 4:30 p.m. on Friday. He called the women “b–ches” and “f-ggots” and attacked them, pushing one woman to the ground and punching and kicking her, police said. He briefly […]
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