Slow Response by Georgians to Mob Attack on Gay Rally

[theHandpuppet]

Slow Response by Georgians to Mob Attack on Gay Rally
By ANDREW ROTH and OLESYA VARTANYAN
Published: May 19, 2013

MOSCOW — Georgian television captured clear images as a mob of more than 20,000 attacked a small gay rights march in downtown Tbilisi on Friday, sending at least 14 people to the hospital.

Some of the priests leading the rock-throwing throngs who stormed past police cordons could be seen participating in the melee; one repeatedly slammed a stool into the windshield of one of several minibuses trying to carry the marchers to safety, while another punched marchers and tried to drag a driver out of a bus. Some gave their names in interviews.

But as of Sunday, the Georgian police have made no arrests, and there are few signs that the investigation is moving forward.

Instead, a bishop who helped to organize the mass turnout — ostensibly a counterprotest — said from the pulpit that while the violence was “regrettable” and those who committed it should be punished, the Georgian Orthodox Church was obligated to protest the gay rights rally and would “not allow anyone to humiliate us....” MORE at link

Edited to add link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/europe/georgian-officials-react-slowly-to-anti-gay-attack.html?_r=0

[theHandpuppet]

1. I should probably clarify something here...

This news item is a bit dated but I wanted to gather together some reports of anti-gay hate crimes within a single thread so they would be easier to reference if needed. My apologies for not making that clear in my OP.

[RKP5637]

2. Priests, on a mission from god? ...

We live in a clearly fucked up world ...

"Some of the priests leading the rock-throwing throngs who stormed past police cordons could be seen participating in the melee; one repeatedly slammed a stool into the windshield of one of several minibuses trying to carry the marchers to safety, while another punched marchers and tried to drag a driver out of a bus. Some gave their names in interviews."

[William769]

3. And how many times have we heard it's not the people, it the Government.

Yea right.

[theHandpuppet]

4. Bronx gang member gets 7 years in prison for gay-bashing attack that involved sodomy, torture

Bronx gang member gets 7 years in prison for gay-bashing attack that involved sodomy, torture
Nelson Falu, 20, was among eight members of the 'Latin King Goonies' that tortured and beat two teenage boys and a 30-year-old man for hours while using anti-gay slurs.
By Dareh Gregorian / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, August 9, 2013, 7:14 PM

A Bronx gang member was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for his role in a horrific 2010 gay bashing attack. Nelson Falu was among eight members of the "Latin King Goonies" who tortured and beat two teenage boys and a 30-year-old man over the course of several hours in a Bronx home, while using anti-gay slurs.

Prosecutors say the gang members sodomized two of the men with a plunger, chained one to a chair, and used a cigarette lighter to inflict burns.

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Prosecutor Theresa Gottlieb told Bronx Supreme Court Justice Steven Barrett her office made the plea offer because the victims don't want to relive "the nightmare" on the witness stand.

The cases against the other gang members are still pending.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-gang-member-7-years-gay-bash-attack-article-1.1422941#ixzz2c3IrgoDn

[theHandpuppet]

5. Opponents attack Montenegro's first gay pride

http://news.yahoo.com/opponents-attack-montenegros-first-gay-pride-133003499.html

Opponents attack Montenegro's first gay pride
Associated Press
PREDRAG MILIC July 24, 2013

BUDVA, Montenegro (AP) — Several hundred people shouting "Kill the gays" attacked gay activists and clashed with police on Wednesday in a bid to disrupt the first ever pride event in staunchly conservative Montenegro, which is seeking to improve its human rights record as it bids to join the European Union.

Angry assailants threw rocks, bottles, glasses and various other objects — including chairs from local cafes — at several dozen flag-waving gay activists who shouted back "Kiss the gays." A shower of stones and bottles also landed on special police securing the gathering in the coastal town of Budva.

Police then intervened to push the attackers away and allow the event to continue. The participants briefly marched by the sea before they stopped to hold speeches as extremists shouted insults from a distance. Later, police again clashed with smaller groups of opponents scattered throughout the town, while the gay activists left the town by boat for security reasons...