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UK
Jan 10

Gay man ‘beaten, bitten and spat on’ in Nottingham attack

Stock photo of a Garda car

Crime
Nov 30 2023

Teen boy handed community service for ‘rage-filled’ attack on Dublin lesbian couple

Police officers stand guard in the city centre during local lockdown on July 04, 2020 in Leicester, England.

Crime
Oct 21 2023

Perpetrator in homophobic McDonald’s attack claims it wasn’t a hate crime

A man has received a suspended sentence following a homophobic attack at a Newcastle Metro station that left a couple “covered in blood”.

News
Sep 15 2023

Homophobic Metro attacker who left couple ‘covered in blood’ receives suspended sentence

Blue and white tape with the words 'police line do not cross' is used to guard an area where a crime – whether it is a hate crime rooted in homophobia or other attack – by police

Crime
Aug 20 2023

Attacker jailed after threatening man he thought was gay with AK-47 and bayonet

Birmingham Crown Court

Crime
Jul 24 2023

Estate agent jailed for vicious Birmingham attack on gay men with glass bottle and metal pipe

A picture of the back of the yellow and blue high vis jacket of a Metropolitan Police officer in London amid a rise in homophobic and transphobic hate crime in the UK

Crime
Oct 07 2023

East London: Gay couple viciously assaulted, threatened with ‘wood panel with nails’ in homophobic attack

Defendant Standing Before the Judge

Crime
Dec 01 2023

Man jailed for homophobic attack on naked cyclists with three-foot metal pipe

To mark National Hate Crime Week, Connor McKnight is now fronting a campaign with Glasgow council to raise awareness.

UK
Oct 14 2023

Scottish rugby player shares LGBTQ+ hate crime experience

Stock photo of a Garda car

Crime
Jun 20 2023

Gay couple ‘kicked and stoned’ by homophobic teens who threatened to ‘rape their dog’

After the homophobic stabbing at the Two Brewers bar in Clapham, London, James Barr (L), a comedian and podcast host, and Micah Neilson (R), a trans queer person, explain how they change the way they present themselves out of fear of violence.

Queer
Aug 19 2023

How queer people are hiding their identity in public as anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment grows

The Vivienne posing for a photoshoot.

Crime
Dec 02 2023

Assault on Drag Race UK star The Vivienne was homophobic attack, court rules

Chadwell Heath London homophobic attack Metropolitan Police images

Crime
Oct 20 2023

Police share images of six men after homophobic plank attack on gay couple

Crime
May 20 2023

Five teens released without charge over vicious attack of gay 14-year-old schoolboy

Drag Race Uk star The Vivienne, who is wearing a blonde wig and blue outfit, stares at the camera

Crime
Jan 06

The Vivienne blasts suspended sentence for homophobic attacker

Two people sitting side by side, one in a rainbow flag and one in a trans flag

Crime
Dec 14 2022

Shockingly high number of anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes not reported to police, study finds

On Wednesday (19 April) protestors gathered outside Tel Aviv’s police headquarters to condemn the service for closing an investigation into a homophobic attack just 10 days after it was launched. (Twitter/@bar_peleg)

Crime
Apr 22 2023

Protest erupts as Israeli police close case on homophobic far-right attack despite video evidence: ‘We will not be silent’

I’m A Celeb star David Subritzky left bloodied in 'homophobic' attack while on night out in Sydney

World
Apr 18 2023

I’m A Celeb star David Subritzky left bloodied in ‘homophobic’ attack while on night out in Sydney

Crime
Mar 04

Man’s hand slashed in ‘homophobic’ attack on New York subway

A photo from Chicago's R Public House shows the front door that was shattered during an alleged homophobic incident

Crime
Jan 20 2023

Thug with hammer smashes-up gay-owned restaurant in suspected homophobic attack