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Aussie Rugby Player Comes Out + Hate Crime For Killing Gay Dancer + More

Kane Evans

Some news stories for you on this busy Hump Day:

• Instinct Magazine: Kane Evans (above) is making history as just the second male player to publicly come out as gay in professional Australian rugby league.

• The Advocate: A jury found Dmitriy Popov guilty of a hate crime for killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley, who was voguing at a Brooklyn gas station in 2023. But he was only found guilty of manslaughter, not murder, potentially avoiding a life sentence. Continue reading “Aussie Rugby Player Comes Out + Hate Crime For Killing Gay Dancer + More”

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Florida Man Charged With Hate Crime For ‘Beating The Gay Out Of’ A 5-Year-Old Boy

Andre Brown charged with hate crime for attempting to "beat the gay out of" a 5-year-old boy

Andre Brown Jr., 33, was arrested on Sunday, May 3, in Florida for brutally beating a 5-year-old boy.

Brown reportedly told deputies that he abused the child because of his sexual orientation, claiming he would “beat the gay out of him if possible.” Brown now facing charges of aggravated child abuse and resisting arrest.

Due to Brown maliciously beating the child and causing a fracture to his right wrist for the belief of being gay, this crime is classified as a hate crime.

This is truly hideous. Continue reading “Florida Man Charged With Hate Crime For ‘Beating The Gay Out Of’ A 5-Year-Old Boy”

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Footballer Suspended/Fined For Homophobic Slur + More News

The English Football Association (FA) has fined and suspended a Manchester United player for calling an opposing player a homophobic slur during a game last year.

Some news items as we skip past this Hump Day:

• Them: The English Football Association (FA) has fined and suspended Jack Fletcher, a Manchester United player, for calling an opposing player a homophobic slur during a game last year.

• Variety: Barbra Streisand is reportedly in talks to perform at the 2026 Academy Awards in tribute to Robert Redford, her co-star in The Way We Were. Word is she may sing during the In Memoriam segment of the ceremony. Continue reading “Footballer Suspended/Fined For Homophobic Slur + More News”

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Debra Messing Faces Backlash After Anti-Mamdani Posts + More News

Debra Messing (via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• Instinct Magazine: Debra Messing went into an ugly downward spiral after Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayor’s race, and fans were there to clap back.

• Gay City News: Amid all the hoopla reporting the big wins on Tuesday’s elections, I forgot to include that Hoylman-Sigal won his race for Manhattan borough president, making him New York City’s first out borough president. Continue reading “Debra Messing Faces Backlash After Anti-Mamdani Posts + More News”

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New Music From Omar Apollo + Marine Charged In Hate Crime + More

Omar Apollo (photo: Altor Laspiur)

Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Benjamin Michael, a former U.S. Marine, has been charged with a hate crime after a Maryland tattoo shop’s surveillance camera caught him tearing down their LGBTQ+ Pride flag (click pic to play). Continue reading “New Music From Omar Apollo + Marine Charged In Hate Crime + More”

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Maryland College Students Charged In Anti-Gay Hate Crime

Salisbury University students charged in hate crime (photos via Maryland Police)

Twelve students from Salisbury University in Maryland, including seven associated with the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon, have been charged with a hate crime for orchestrating an alleged attack on a man because of his sexual orientation, according to the police. The authorities say the students, ranging in age from 18-21, face assault, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment, and associated hate crime charges after luring the man to an off-campus apartment on October 15 through a fake Grindr account pretending to be a 16-year-old. Continue reading “Maryland College Students Charged In Anti-Gay Hate Crime”

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Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Gay Man He Met On Dating App

The Detroit Police Department (DPD) has announced Ahmed Al-Alikhan, 17, has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 64-year-old Detroit man. DPD charged Al-Alikhan with first-degree murder, felony murder and unlawful driving away in an automobile, alleging he fatally stabbed Howard Brisendine and then stole his car after they met on a dating app. Continue reading “Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Gay Man He Met On Dating App”

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Pizza Staff Assaulted Over Pride Flag, One Employee Hospitalized

Three men started a brawl over a Pride flag hanging in a Blaze Pizza restaurant

On September 19, a delivery driver walked into a Blaze Pizza restaurant in Roseville, California, about 10:15 p.m., saw a Pride flag hung near the cash register, and ripped it down, according to the Roseville Police Department. Continue reading “Pizza Staff Assaulted Over Pride Flag, One Employee Hospitalized”