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Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Trial of man accused of attacking gay MLA’s office begins Dec 18
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Trial of man accused of attacking gay MLA’s office begins Dec 18

Michael Melvin Williams heeds judge’s suggestion to get a lawyer

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Man attacked in alleged gaybashing on Church Street
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Man attacked in alleged gaybashing on Church Street

Toronto police investigating after victim requires stitches, hospitalization

By HG Watson
BC judge says gay panic defence no longer valid
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BC judge says gay panic defence no longer valid

Judge rejects murderer’s claim that victim tried to rape him

By Jeremy Hainsworth
BC Court of Appeal rejects gay-panic defence
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BC Court of Appeal rejects gay-panic defence

Ruling upholds conviction of man who claims he broke blind man’s jaw in self-defence

By Jeremy Hainsworth
New StatsCan report shows decline in reported gaybashings
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New StatsCan report shows decline in reported gaybashings

But anti-gay hate crimes still more likely to be violent, report shows

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Accused umbrella gaybasher acquitted in Vancouver
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Accused umbrella gaybasher acquitted in Vancouver

Judge finds perpetrator’s identity not proven beyond doubt

By Matthew DiMera
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TransLink attendant should have intervened, says trans man
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TransLink attendant should have intervened, says trans man

‘He was offered the use of the phone to call Transit police’: spokesperson

By Shauna Lewis
Dolan Badger’s killer sentenced to three years in jail
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Dolan Badger’s killer sentenced to three years in jail

Did his claim that a gay man tried to ‘rape’ him affect the sentence?

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Minhas trial concludes without key missing witness
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Minhas trial concludes without key missing witness

Crown dismisses as hearsay allegation that another man is to blame

By Matthew DiMera
Alleged gaybasher tells court he would never use anti-gay slurs
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Alleged gaybasher tells court he would never use anti-gay slurs

Minhas says another Indo-Canadian man committed the alleged assault

By Matthew DiMera
Does springtime mean gaybashing time?
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Does springtime mean gaybashing time?

Village is still a safe place to live and work, local businessman says

By HG Watson
Gaybashing trial resumes one year after it began
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Gaybashing trial resumes one year after it began

Accused tells Vancouver court it’s a case of mistaken identity

By Matthew DiMera
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January Lapuz’s killer to be sentenced in October
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January Lapuz’s killer to be sentenced in October

No indication Neel’s crime was hate-motivated, say Crown and RCMP

By Jeremy Hainsworth
January Lapuz’s accused killer pleads guilty to manslaughter
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January Lapuz’s accused killer pleads guilty to manslaughter

Neel initially charged with murder in trans woman’s 2012 death

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Gay MLA’s alleged attacker to represent himself in court
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Gay MLA’s alleged attacker to represent himself in court

Michael Melvin Williams charged with assault and mischief

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Half of BC’s school districts now address homophobia
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Half of BC’s school districts now address homophobia

Mission becomes 30th district to pass anti-discrimination policy

By Natasha Barsotti
Man accused in office attack says Chandra Herbert is lying
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Man accused in office attack says Chandra Herbert is lying

MLA playing ‘heroic victim of homophobic violence,’ Williams alleges

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Alleged Hastings-bus basher pleads not guilty
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Alleged Hastings-bus basher pleads not guilty

Andrew Joseph Walko to stand trial in November

By Jeremy Hainsworth
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