WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sunday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas where at least 27 people have been killed and dozens more have been injured. HRC President Chad Griffin released the following statement. “Our hearts go out to those impacted by this senseless tragedy today in Sutherland Springs,…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The San Diego Democrats for Equality (SDDE) have joined with the Log Cabin Republicans San Diego (LCRSD) to issue a joint statement condemning today’s shooting in a Virginia park. Around 7 a.m. today a gunman opened fire on a group of Republican lawmakers practicing for a congressional baseball game in Alexandria,…
House painter Mike Montana received 31 years and eight months to life in prison Aug. 24 for shooting CBS Sports Director Kyle Kraska and the term includes three years for threatening the manager of a rowing club in Mission Beach. Montana, 55, of El Cajon, won’t be eligible for parole until he turns 80 years…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National LGBTQ Task Force is calling for a full investigation into the Baltimore County Police killing of Korryn Gaines and the wounding of her child. Ms. Grimes is the 647th Black person to be killed by law enforcement across the nation this year. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the loved…
Early this morning, two teenagers were murdered outside a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida during a shooting incident that left at least 14 others wounded. The attack on Club Blu took place as family members picked up club patrons from an event intended for young people between the ages of 12-17. “Six weeks after the…
The White House today issued a proclamation signed by President Barack Obama honoring the victims of the attack in Orlando, Fla. The proclamation follows: HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of…
ORLANDO, Fla. — A gay nightclub in Orlando was the scene early Sunday of the worst terror attack in U.S. history since 9/11. At least 50 people were killed at Pulse nightclub and at least 53 people were injured, police say. The gunman who was later identified as Omar Mateen of Ft. Pierce, Florida, was…
Anti-gay pastor and Fox News contributor E.W. Jackson said yesterday that people shouldn’t “jump to conclusions” that the Charleston shooting was “some sort of racial hate crime,” reports Right Wing Watch. Instead, Jackson told radio host John Fredericks that the shooting may have been a result of the “growing hostility and antipathy to Christianity and what…
SAN DIEGO — The painter accused of shooting KFMB-TV Channel 8 Sports Director Kyle Kraska pleaded not guilty Tuesday to premeditated attempted murder in what the prosecutor described as “an ambush.” Mike Montana, 54, of El Cajon, made his first court appearance since the Feb. 10 shooting of Kraska, who was shot six times in…
NEW YORK (CNN) — Police in New York are stepping up their presence in neighborhoods with large gay and lesbian communities after a string of recent attacks on residents based on their sexual orientation. “Hate crimes are down this year, almost 30%, but anti-gay hate crimes are up over 70%,” Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday,…
