Soloman Harris, 8th Grade Student, Allegedly Shot By Bullies With BB Gun...
LOS ANGELES - The last place a mother thinks her child will get shot is in class. But that's exactly what happened to Soloman Harris, an eighth grade student at Curtiss Middle School, he told NBC. In...
View ArticleAdam Salnardi, Gay Oregon Man, Attacked And Robbed In Alleged Hate Crime
Five arrests have been made after what some allege was an anti-gay hate crime in Oregon. As KGW News is reporting, 24-year-old Adam Salnardi was attacked and robbed by five unnamed people in a...
View ArticleTed Chalfen, Gay Colorado Teen, Thanks Graduating Class For Support In Speech
A Colorado-based gay teen's incredible commencement speech thanking his graduating classmates for their support is making the blogosphere rounds. "I’m going to skip all of the clichés I want to rattle...
View ArticleClayton Daniel Garzon, Teen Accused Of Beating Gay Classmate, Has Bail Raised
DAVIS, Calif. — Bail has been raised nearly sevenfold to $520,000 for a teenager facing hate crime allegations in the brutal beating of a Northern California man. Prosecutors on Wednesday detailed the...
View ArticleSondra Scarber, Texas Lesbian, Says She Was Attacked In Anti-Gay Hate Crime
A Texas-based lesbian claims she was beaten unconscious after coming to the defense of bullied child at a playground. WFAA reports that 27-year-old Sondra Scarber had to have her jaw wired shut after...
View ArticleKardin Ulysse, New York Teen, Left Blind In One Eye After Alleged Anti-Gay...
A New York-based teen has been left blind in one eye after a brutal attack by schoolmates who may have targeted him because of his perceived sexual orientation. The New York Daily News reports that...
View ArticleBrandon Elizares, Gay Teen, Commits Suicide, Writing 'I Couldn't Make It. I...
Brandon Elizares, a 16-year-old from El Paso, Tex., took his own life early this month after being bullied and threatened at school because of his sexuality, KVIA-TV reports. "My name is Brandon...
View ArticleGay Man Attacked On New York City Subway, Onlookers Do Nothing (VIDEO)
A gay man was attacked on a New York City subway on Monday, and onlookers did nothing to try and stop it, according to local reports. Urena Morel Frankelly, 23, and his partner were riding the 2 train...
View ArticleSteven Simpson, Gay British Teen, Dies After Being Set On Fire At Birthday...
A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire. The BBC reports that 20-year-old Jordan Sheard has been sentenced to three and a half years in...
View ArticleHitler Baneo Núñez, Peruvian Father, Allegedly Set Fire To Gay, HIV-Positive...
A Peruvian father faces allegations that he doused his son with gasoline and set him on fire after learning the 22-year-old was gay and HIV-positive. According to the Peruvian daily newspaper La...
View ArticleSeth Groody, Connecticut Teen, Has Anti-Gay T-Shirt Approved By High School
WOLCOTT, Conn. -- Officials in a Connecticut school district have backed down in a fight over free speech rights, allowing a student to wear a T-shirt bearing an anti-gay message. The lawyer for the...
View ArticleOhio's Gay Community Rattled By Three Alleged Hate Crimes
New York's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community may continue to be rattled after a series of alleged hate crimes. Now, however, a spate of incidents is making headlines in another...
View ArticleHomeless LGBT Youth Represent Up To 40 Percent Of Those On The Streets
Homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth may represent a disproportionate number of people living on the streets and in shelters –- but despite this fact, they are not alone. A...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Bullying: When Accepting An LGBT Child Is Not Enough For Parents
The new generation of parents are more accepting of their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children. But when is that acceptance not enough? HuffPost Live pondered that question earlier...
View ArticleZachery Gray, Florida Teen, Suffers Brain Damage After Suicide Attempt...
A Florida teen is suffering from brain damage after attempting suicide a year ago -- a victim, his parents say, of being subjected to anti-gay bullying in high school. Gray's parents told News Channel...
View ArticleJack Reese, Gay Utah Teen, Commits Suicide After Allegedly Being Subjected...
Jack Reese (right) "was learning to speak Japanese and loved anything to do with Japan," according to his obituary. Friends and family are mourning the death of Jack Reese, a gay Utah teen who took...
View ArticleMark Little And Dustin Martin, North Carolina Gay Couple, Say They Were...
A North Carolina-based gay couple claims they were victims of a brutal hate crime that left them bruised and bloodied. As WSOCTV is reporting, Mark Little and his partner Dustin Martin were...
View ArticleAnoka, Minnesota's 'Halloween Capital Of The World,' Turns Away LGBT Youth...
Anoka, Minnesota may bill itself as the "Halloween Capital of the World," but lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) trick-or-treaters might be better off taking their October revelry...
View ArticleJadin Bell Dead: Gay Oregon Teen Who Hanged Himself Dies After Being Taken...
The 15-year-old gay Oregon boy who had been put on life support after hanging himself from school playground equipment has died. An Oregon Health and Science University spokesman confirmed that Jadin...
View ArticleJadin Bell, Gay Oregon Teen, Taken Off Life Support After Hanging Himself
A gay Oregon teen was taken off of life support after hanging himself in the playground of a local elementary school. Komo News reports that 15-year-old Jadin Bell attempted suicide by climbing on a...
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