The UK Law Commission has decided to reject appeals to make misogyny a hate crime, sparking disappointment among women’s rights campaigners.
The UK Law Commission has decided to reject appeals to make misogyny a hate crime, sparking disappointment among women’s rights campaigners.
35-year-old retail worker, Alan Hunter, was the victim of a homophobic attack on November 27 while travelling on the Jubilee Line.
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime in the UK is at its highest level since the pandemic began, with police officers reporting a stark rise in offenses.
On November 22, prosecutors at Leeds Crown Court heard the case of a gay man who was violently attacked by a bar bouncer during Leeds Pride.
Police have appealed for witnesses after a man was violently beaten by a group of men who verbally assaulted him with “homophobic slurs”.
A woman was left with a broken jaw after being violently assaulted in London when she refused to give a man her phone number.
A teenager was violently attacked in St Andrews, Scotland, after being subjected to homophobic harassment on a bus last Wednesday.
Police have made an arrest after 38-year-old John-Paul Kesseler was struck with a wine bottle in Birmingham “for holding another man’s hand”.
A gay couple living in Basildon, Essex, were left “covered in cuts and bruises” after being attacked by a group of five men on October 10.
John-Paul Kesseler is the latest victim of an anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime in Birmingham after he was beaten “for holding another man’s hand”.
