Read more hate crime stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2660/hate-crime.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:53:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74643/hate-crimes-up-just-2-but-gay-bashing-soars-fbi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe incidence of reported hate crimes in the US rose 2% in 2008, with huge surges in religion- and sexual orientation-based offenses. The FBI compiled the stats but cautions that an increase in reporting—not in crime itself—could be responsible. The AP looks at some numbers: Of 7,783...http://www.newser.com/story/74643/hate-crimes-up-just-2-but-gay-bashing-soars-fbi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:38:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72630/brit-cop-fights-for-life-after-gay-hate-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rookie British police officer is fighting for his life in a Liverpool hospital after being attacked by a gang of teens for being gay. The 22-year-old man was set upon by a dozen attackers after leaving a gay bar with his partner and their friends. He suffered multiple skull...http://www.newser.com/story/72630/brit-cop-fights-for-life-after-gay-hate-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 4:45:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72270/wva-woman-recants-kidnap-torture-story.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA black woman who accused seven white people of beating and raping her while keeping her captive in a West Virginia trailer in 2007 has recanted her story, according to her lawyer. Six of the seven are currently serving prison time after confessing and accepting plea bargains. Megan Williams, whose...http://www.newser.com/story/72270/wva-woman-recants-kidnap-torture-story.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 5:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71649/vicious-beating-of-ny-gay-caught-on-tape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe brutal hate-crime beating of a gay man on a deserted Queens street was captured on a neighborhood surveillance video. Jack Price, 49, tries repeatedly to escape his attackers who continue to punch and stomp him on the tape. "From beginning to end, it was absolutely horrible," Price's sister-in-law told...http://www.newser.com/story/71649/vicious-beating-of-ny-gay-caught-on-tape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 4:11:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70942/jamaican-busted-in-murder-of-uk-diplomat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 23-year-old Jamaican man has been arrested in the suspected gay-hate murder of a British diplomat. Consul John Terry, 62, was found last month bludgeoned and strangled in his long-time Montego Bay home with a handwritten note on his body containing a derogatory term for gays, reports the Telegraph . Police...http://www.newser.com/story/70942/jamaican-busted-in-murder-of-uk-diplomat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 4:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66405/attacks-on-homeless-spark-hate-crime-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA surge in vicious, unprovoked assaults on homeless people has put weight behind efforts to reclassify such attacks as hate crimes, the New York Times reports. Attacks have risen as more people have been pushed onto the streets by the recession, and researchers say the assailants are generally men or,...http://www.newser.com/story/66405/attacks-on-homeless-spark-hate-crime-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 7:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65597/holocaust-museum-shooter-indicted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 89-year-old man who shot and killed a guard at the Holocaust Memorial Museum last month was charged today with first-degree murder, killing in a federal building, and bias-motivated crime, among other accusations, the Washington Post reports. If convicted, James von Brunn faces life in prison, though four of the...http://www.newser.com/story/65597/holocaust-museum-shooter-indicted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 14:58:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64655/senate-votes-to-expand-hate-crime-laws-to-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate has voted to extend hate crime protections to include those attacked because of their gender or sexual orientation, mirroring a similar measure already passed in the House, the Hill reports. Five Republicans, including Olympia Snowe and Dick Lugar, joined all the Democrats present in supporting the bill. Other...http://www.newser.com/story/64655/senate-votes-to-expand-hate-crime-laws-to-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 14:40:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62793/perez-sorry-for-gay-f-word.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCeleb blogger Perez Hilton has apologized for using the "F word" gay slur in his dust-up with the Black Eyed Peas. Band manager Polo Molino has been charged with assault for allegedly punching Hilton after the gossip maven dissed Will.i.am after a video awards show in Toronto. GLAAD...http://www.newser.com/story/62793/perez-sorry-for-gay-f-word.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 7:58:51 CDT