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Suspect Charged In Horrific Murder Of Puerto Rican Gay Teen

GayGamer  less than a day ago

While this isn't related to gaming, I wanted to take a second to post something about an issue that might have missed the radar for some of the readers here.
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Puerto Rico: Hate Crime Against Gay Teenager Causes Outrage

Google Gay News / Global Voices Online (blog)  less than a day ago

Memphis Flyer Puerto Rico: Hate Crime Against Gay Teenager Causes OutrageGlobal Voices Online (blog)He was also a volunteer in organizations advocating for HIV prevention and gay rights.
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Remembering the victims: Candlelight vigil set in wake of murders of 2 gay ...

Google Gay News / Dallas Voice  less than a day ago

Memphis Flyer Remembering the victims: Candlelight vigil set in wake of murders of 2 gay ...Dallas VoiceMattison was a 15-year-old gay high school sophomore in Baltimore.
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Suspect in killing may claim 'gay panic'

Google Gay News / United Press International  less than a day ago

Memphis Flyer Suspect in killing may claim 'gay panic'United Press International19 (UPI) -- The man charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a gay teenager in Puerto Rico will likely use "gay panic" as a defense, .
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“Gay Panic” Defense Expected for Jorge Lopez Murder Suspect

Google Gay News / Just Out  less than a day ago

Memphis Flyer “Gay Panic” Defense Expected for Jorge Lopez Murder SuspectJust OutMatos is expected to utilize a “gay panic” defense, considering that Matos' murderous rage (which may also usher in the first prosecution under the recently .
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Gay News for Thursday

Gay News Bits  Nov 12 09

Gay News Headlines for Thursday: A marriage update in Australia; Rhode Island’s Gov Deals a Blow; A Curious ‘Terrorism’ case; A Marine’s Gay-Panic Defense; DADT updates; Britain’s ‘gay hate’ law; And more… Crime Files: - Michigan State lawmakers question terrorism charges for HIV-positive man - Pin-Up Marine Reservist Who Attacked Priest He ‘Mistook’ for a Terrorist Now Using [.
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Marine Accused Of Beating Up A Priest!

MANHUNT  Nov 11 09

Sexy marine/model Jasen Bruce was arrested for attacking and beating an elderly Greek orthodox priest! At first the marine claimed he thought the man was a terrorist, and now he is using the gay-panic defense.
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Gay Panic: Six Month Sentence For Murder Of Washington DC Gay Man

Joe My God  Oct 15 09

In yet another example of how a "gay panic" defense can still work, Robert Hannah, 19, has been sentenced to a mere 180 days in jail for the September 2008 murder of Washington, DC resident Toby Hunter.
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Atlanta protests Eagle bar raid: Was it part of a mission to clean up the city?

Bilerico  Sep 21 09

There was a protest this weekend over the bar raid in Atlanta. Monica Helms has lots of videos (in good quality), so hop on over to her site if you couldn't be there.
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"Gay Panic" Killer Pleads Guilty to Simple Assault and Free on Bail

Rod Online  Sep 18 09

An update in the "gay panic" defense of a teenager who killed a black gay Maryland man in a brutal street attack in Washington, D.
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Oxnard teen to stand trial in gay classmate's killing

Google Gay News / Los Angeles Times  Jul 22 09

Los Angeles Times Oxnard teen to stand trial in gay classmate's killingLos Angeles TimesAfter hearing testimony for three days, a judge Wednesday said a gay junior high school student in Oxnard was fatally shot in class "with .
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Neo-Nazi ideas blamed in gay Oxnard teen's slaying

Google Gay News / Los Angeles Times  Jul 22 09

Los Angeles Times Neo-Nazi ideas blamed in gay Oxnard teen's slayingLos Angeles TimesToday marks the third and likely final day of testimony in the pre-trial hearing of a boy accused of gunning down a gay classmate at an Oxnard junior high .
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Neo-Nazi beliefs partly blamed in Oxnard slaying

Google Gay News / Los Angeles Times  Jul 22 09

Los Angeles Times Neo-Nazi beliefs partly blamed in Oxnard slayingLos Angeles TimesAttorneys for an Oxnard teen accused of killing a gay student at school dispute the prosecution's theory.
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Gay Panic Defense in King Murder?

Yahoo Gay News / The Advocate via Yahoo! News  Jul 21 09

As testimony got underway on Monday in the pretrial hearing for Brandon McInerney (pictured), the Ventura County teen accused of murdering openly gay classmate Lawrence King last year, his defense attorney attempted to argue that he was provoked by same-sex romantic overtures, reports the Los Angeles Times.
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Lawyer presents ‘gay panic’ defense to justify killing of junior high student

Qnews  Jul 20 09

King shooting

A defense attorney introduced a “gay panic” defense at a preliminary hearing for Brandon McInerney, 15, the Oxnard junior high student who is accused of shooting a gay classmate,

Defense attorney Scott Wippert said the victim, Larry King, provoked the shooting by taunting McInerney with his effeminate dress and romantic pursuit, according to Los Angeles Times.
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Gay Panic Defense May Lead To No Substantial Jail Time In DC Beating Death

Topix Gay News  Jul 18 09

In a plead deal that has outraged many in the DC LGBT community, a Washington D.C. teenager accused in the beating death of a Maryland man has used the "gay panic defense" and plead guilty to a lesser charge.
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D.C. Man Charged with Misdemeanor in Fatal Assault of Gay Man

Towleroad  Jul 17 09

Kill a gay man in D.C., use a 'gay panic' defense, and you're off scot free. Last October I posted about the arrest of 18-year-old Robert Hannah for the assault of a gay man on his way to meet friends.
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Headlines: Lesbian vampires in Samoa; DC gay panic defense; El Paso partnerships

Qnews  Jul 17 09

   ::: Movie viewers in the deeply religious island country of Samoa weren’t able to see Milk.
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Gay Panic Defense Gets Murder Defendant Off

Yahoo Gay News / NBC Chicago  Jul 17 09

A Chicago man used the "gay panic" defense in his murder trial, claiming his neighbor made advances toward him, so he slashed him 61 times.
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Man Acquitted After Stabbing Man 61 Times by “Gay Panic Defense”

Gay Agenda  Jul 14 09

Last Friday, a jury in Cook County, IL acquitted Joseph Biedermann, 30, of first-degree murder in the death of his Hoffman Estates neighbor, Terrance Michael Hauser, in the early morning hours of March 5th, 2008.
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