hate crime

death is sad

hate crime

politics + activism

These Are the Five Victims of the Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs

Four victims of the shooting at an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs have been named, including two Club Q bartenders, Derrick Rump and Daniel Davis Aston, as well as Kelly…

Riese —

Nov 22, 2022

feelings atrium

gun violence

first person

Reaching Out for My Queer Muslim Community to Hold Me After Christchurch

In times like these, when people don’t understand us and decide that this means we shouldn’t live at all, we need to connect with the people that do understand, even…

Creatrix Tiara —

Mar 16, 2019

empire

feelings atrium

politics + activism

Four Black Queer Writers in Conversation About Jussie Smollett and Holding Up Space for Each Other

This piece was co-written by Natalie, Reneice, Alexis, and Carmen. We’re four of the black members of The Speakeasy, Autostraddle’s collective for its writers of color.

The Speakeasy —

Feb 26, 2019

donald trump is not my president

empire

politics + activism

Empire’s Jussie Smollett Beaten in Racist, Homophobic Attack by Trump Supporters

An attack on a black gay celebrity like Jussie Smollet is also a message sent to his black and gay fans. So today, for all our queer fam out there,…

Carmen Phillips —

Jan 29, 2019

Daily Fix

hate crime

politics + activism

Black Lesbians Targeted by Violent Homophobes in Dallas and NYC

Two Black lesbian friends, who were on their way to Dallas Pride, suffered stab wounds from a homophobic attack earlier this month and a Black lesbian couple were verbally assaulted…

Yvonne —

Sep 27, 2017

hate crime

United Kingdom

politics + activism

Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crime Soars in the UK

One in five lesbians and one in six bisexual women have experienced a hate crime in the last twelve months.

Heather Davidson —

Sep 7, 2017

hate crime

hate speech

politics + activism

Fuck You, Nazis: Some Links

On the White Supremacist “rally” in Charlottesville

Riese —

Aug 13, 2017

crime

hate crime

politics + activism

Homophobic Man Beats Lesbian Unconscious On Brooklyn-Bound Q Train

The 27-year-old attacker called his victims ‘dykes’ and ‘faggots’ before attacking them.

Riese —

May 31, 2017

hate crime

really really really bad bad news

politics + activism

Five Lesbians Viciously Beaten by 15 Men, Say Portsmouth Police Let Attackers Ride Off in Taxis

One woman had her jaw broken and seven teeth knocked out, another a dislocated shoulder and bruised kidney, two left with black eyes — and, the victims of this homophobic…

Riese —

Apr 25, 2017

crime

hate crime

politics + activism

Homophobic Husband Murders Estranged Wife and Her Girlfriend, Both Middle School Educators

51-year-old Lisa Dawn Fuillerat and 39-year-old Samara Routenberg were murdered last Friday by Lisa’s estranged husband, who “just couldn’t handle seeing the mother of his two children in a relationship…

Riese —

Mar 1, 2017

2016 election

hate crime

first person

Trump Won, So I Finally Got Out of Bed

When the election results came in, it had already been a month since I gave up on trying to fix my own mental health issues. And so it turned out…

Cecelia —

Nov 30, 2016

hate crime

news fix

news

Missouri Bisexual Woman and Her Mother Murdered By Homophobe In Suspected Hate Crime

Witnesses told police Steven Endsley had an “ongoing disagreement” with Danielle Smith about her sexual orientation.

Yvonne —

Sep 13, 2016