Red Dot/Green Dot Alert

March 1, 2010 Report

Hate Violence and Community Responses

This week: Davis, CA; Montgomery, AL; Austin, TX; West Hanks, NS; San Antonio, TX; San Francisco, CA; Natchitoches, LA; Buffalo, NY

Davis, CA: Thousands attended a public meeting at the University of California, Davis [1]in the wake of anti-gay vandalism at the LGBT Resource Center, and a swastika carved [2] on a Jewish freshman’s dorm door.

Montogomery, AL: Annual vigil [3] at the state Capitol recalls victims of 1999 murder and demands Alabama add protection for LGBT community to its hate crime laws.

Austin, TX: More than 1,000 people, including the city’s police chief, marched in support [4] of two gay men attacked [5] on a downtown street; Texas law does not permit calling such attacks “hate crimes” until prosecution begins.

West Hants, Nova Scotia: Hundreds turned out for a Walk of Love Rally [6] in support of an inter-racial couple who had a cross burned on their lawn; two teens have been arrested [7] in what police say is a highly unusual crime for this Canadian province, a sentiment not shared by black Canadians.

San Antonio, TX: Police officer jailed for sexual assault [8] on a transgender woman he had arrested and handcuffed.

San Francisco, CA: Police release video of suspects in hate crime pipe attack [9] on a transgender female and her male friend.

Natchitoches, LA: Two young men were arrested on hate crime charges for terrorizing an inter-racial couple [10] in 2007; a third perpetrator is serving a federal sentence for the crime.

Buffalo, NY: Mother and son arrested in torture death [11] of the woman’s own mentally disabled daughter.

In:

hate crime [12]

community response [13]

green dot [14]

red dot [15]

report [16]