International News Hundreds pay their last respects to Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba Described by friends on social media as “an amazing human” and an “iconic fashion designer”, Chiloba had moved to Eldoret from the capital, Nairobi, in 2019 to study fashion and was, according to a friend, beginning to make a name for himself. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Four arrested following ‘hate-related sexual assault’ in Birmingham’s Gay Village The victim, who is in her 20s, was subjected to a vicious assault, both verbally and physically, and threatened with a knife on Hurst Street just before 5.30am on Sunday, January 8. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
International News Police in Kenya investigating the death of LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose body was found dumped in a metal box LGBTQ+ people living in Kenya have often decried discrimination and attacks in a country where sex between men is illegal. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Chelsea Football Club’s official LGBTQ+ supporters group condemns homophobic chanting from Nottingham Forest fans on New Year’s Day Offensive chants were heard at regular intervals during Sunday’s Premier League match at the City Ground, which was shown live on Sky Sports. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Vodafone Foundation launches new app to help tackle LGBTQ+ hate crime The app, developed by Vodafone Foundation in partnership with UK LGBTQ+ anti-abuse and rights charities Galop and Stonewall, comes as new research from Vodafone found that over two-thirds (68%) of LGBTQ+ respondents had been victims of hate crime in the last year, and more than a quarter (27%) had b By Graham Robson • 4 min read
International News Shooting outside Slovakian LGBTQ+ venue leaves two dead and one injured A shooting outside a Slovakian LGBTQ+ bar has left two dead and a further person – believed to be an employee at the venue – injured. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
National News Home Office under Suella Braverman MP declines to provide a statement to support for National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 17-24-30 NationalHCAW – one of the country’s leading anti-hate crime charities and the founders of National Hate Crime Awareness Week – has made clear its disappointment that the Home Office, currently under the charge of Suella Braverman MP, has declined to offer a statement of support for this yea By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Third Queer Night Pride demo to take place at the Cock Tavern in London this Friday The third Queer Night Pride demonstration will take place in London on Friday, October 14 in response to a rise in reported hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham Student targeted in homophobic hate crime at Birmingham Pride Raphael Kohn (20) was the target of a homophobic hate crime at Birmingham Pride following the parade on Saturday. Raphael, a third-year medical student at the University of Birmingham, was verbally abused by a man as he was heading home from Pride. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
International News Man arrested after fatal attack on trans man at German Pride event Police in Germany said on Friday, September 2 they have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with a fatal attack on a 25-year-old trans man at a Pride event in the western city of Münster last month. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Information Rainbow Hub appointed as third party LGBTQ+ hate crime reporting centre When someone reports a hate crime with the Rainbow Hub, they own that report and what happens to it. If they want their report to go to the authorities, the Rainbow Hub will ensure that happens. By Contributor • 2 min read
General News Law Commission rejects proposal to make misogyny a hate crime The UK Law Commission has decided to reject appeals to make misogyny a hate crime, sparking disappointment among women’s rights campaigners. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
