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	Guardian \| Police fear anti-gay killers may strike again
		Police were last night hunting two men believed to have beaten a man to death in a homophobic attack.
		As part of their investigation they are examining previous homophobic attacks in the area.
		He added that homophobic attacks were hugely under-reported, with police being told of only one in 10.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5310756-104770,00.html (899 words)

	Homophobic killers “could strike again” -- GAY BREAKING NEWS BOARD... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Police officers have said they believe the attack was homophobic and told reporters yesterday that witnessed heard two men shouting anti-gay abuse at Mr Dobrowski while they punched and kicked him.
		Detective chief inspector Nick Scola said the attack was “abhorrent” and that the injuries sustained by Mr Dobrowski were shocking to even seasoned violent crime officers.
		The attack saw one man hold a piece of sharp wire up to the victim’s neck while he was robbed by an accomplice.
	www.voy.com /190107/1209.html (992 words)

	LEWSLEY CONDEMNS HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		SDLP equality spokesperson Patricia Lewsley condemned the homophobic attack on the home of a gay man in Derry.
		Speaking today, she said: “The disgusting nature of the attack is eloquent testimony to the sewer-level minds of the people who do this type of thing.
		Such attacks are reprehensible crimes that must be condemned by all decent people, and those responsible must be handed over to the police to face proper justice.
	www.sdlp.ie /prlewsleycondemnderryhomophobicattack.shtm (138 words)

	Breaking Gay News--"Man" Killed in Homophobic Attack -- GAY BREAKING NEWS BOARD... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An individual police euphemistically referred to as "a man" has been beaten to death in London, in what the police are calling an “abhorrent, homophobic” attack.
		He also suffered facial injuries in the attack, which appears to have been witnessed by some members of the public--and of course, they're not talking.
		For that >reason I am convinced it was a well-executed >homophobic attack." (A brilliant piece of police work!) > >"Certainly those who carried out the attack thought he >was gay," Scola laughed.
	www.voy.com /190107/1198.html (727 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| Man murdered in homophobic attack
		A man has been beaten to death in an attack on Clapham Common in south London which murder squad detectives are treating as a homophobic incident.
		The 24-year-old victim was found unconscious in the early hours of Saturday but died later in hospital.
		Det Chief Insp Nick Scola said the attack happened on The Avenue side of the Common and appealed for anyone in the area at the time to come forward.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/4346442.stm (273 words)

	The Latest National News Updated Hourly
		A man has died after being severely beaten in, what is believed to have been a homophobic attack, on Clapham Common.
		Police described the attack as a “sustained and violent assault” and have warned that the attack may be linked to other assaults in the area.
		Mr Dobrowski was attacked shortly after midnight and police said that witnesses heard shouts of homophobic insults.
	www.4rfv.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?id=45102 (445 words)

	queerplanet.co.uk :: Homophobic murder on Clapham Common. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The attack, which occured on The Avenue side of Clapham Common (near the artificial football pitches), was supposedly witnessed by up to 12 people, who Detective Chief Inspector, Nick Scola, wishes to interview.
		The two male suspects had threatened another gay man on the same night, who was in the vicinity of the attack.
		Gay bashing attack on Clapham Common: A violent homophobic attack on a man which left him with a badly broken leg on Clapham Common took place just yards from where a young bar manager was beaten to death last October.
	www.queerplanet.co.uk /moxie/mainnews/homophobic-murder-on-clap.shtml (395 words)

	The Scotsman - UK - Homophobic killers hunted after man beaten to death (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A BARMAN was savagely beaten to death in a homophobic attack, police revealed yesterday.
		No weapon is thought to have been used in the attack early on Saturday.
		Police yesterday said that shouts heard by witnesses had led them to believe it was a homophobic assault.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=2099072005 (300 words)

	UK Gay News - Gay Muslim Appeals Against Conviction
		Both corroborate that Mohamed was the victim of a homophobic hate campaign in the weeks prior to the attack.
		I have secured possession of internal police documents, written soon after the attack, where police officers state that the five main prosecution witnesses were evasive, their stories conflicted, and they were unable to explain how two of them were stabbed.
		Since Mohamed’s silence about his homosexuality and the homophobic nature of the attack on him has failed to protect him, his partner and his family from violent attack, he has now decided to go public about the true reasons for the violence against him.
	www.ukgaynews.org.uk /Archive/2006may/0802.htm (2302 words)

	The Rainbow Project - News Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The recent attack in Glendermott Road is currently under investigation and CCTV footage has been taken from a local business to establish if video evidence of the attack is available.
		The attack was on a twenty-eight year old man in the Spencer Road area of the Waterside.
		Pastor Bradfield said that while he was against a recent spate of attacks on gay people, the gay community had "chosen their own path".
	www.rainbow-project.org /newsarchive0804.html (1464 words)

	Life on Brian's Beat -- The savage murder of David Morley
		Minutes later a third attack occurred in Jubilee Gardens where a man was battered over the head with what he believed was a bottle.
		By funding and delivering homophobic bullying training to governors, all staff in schools and teachers and pupils in all primary and secondary schools in Lambeth, Lambeth Police and Lambeth Positive Activities for Young People are hoping to tackle the increasing use of 'homophobic' language and bullying in school and youth culture.
		The killing, which is being treated as a homophobic attack, has led Lambeth police to set up the David Morley Project, which will tour schools, raising awareness against bullying and resentment of gay people.
	www.gaynorfolk-net.norfolk.on.ca /life-on-brians-beat/morley.html (2190 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Man beaten to death in gay attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A bar manager was savagely beaten to death in a homophobic attack, police have revealed.
		Police said that shouts heard by witnesses at between 11pm and 1am led them to believe it was a homophobic assault.
		He said: "If this was a homophobic attack, it's obvious these people had a hatred for gay people and may well do it again." He added: "Members of the gay community were often targeted as very often they did not report such attacks to police."
	news.scotsman.com /latest.cfm?id=2097422005 (607 words)

	UK Gay News - Buju Banton Accused of Gay-Bashing
		Because homosexuality is still a serious crime in Jamaica, the police feel no obligation to protect the victims of homophobic violence or to arrest their assailants.
		The statement accused Amnesty International of reacting to “malicious and vindictive allegations” suggesting that Buju Banton is being sought by police in Jamaica in connection with an attack on a group of gay men.
		The reports further allege that this attack was apparently motivated by hatred of gay men: the victims reported that both before and during the attack the assailants had called the men “battymen” (homosexuals).
	www.ukgaynews.org.uk /Archive/2004aug/2001.htm (1105 words)

	Gay News Articles
		A gay man from County Donegal, Northern Ireland has been told that he may loose the sight in one eye after being beaten in a suspected homophobic attack.
		The unnamed 20-year-old, was attacked by two men in as he walked along a quiet street on Sunday.
		Martin Conlon, 35, a former member of the Real IRA was murdered in what was believed to have been a anti-gay attack.
	www.pinkuk.com /Community/newsArticle.asp?nid=206 (263 words)

	babble: NS: rally to protest homophobic attack in small town
		(Antigonish) About 200 people turned out for a rally in Antigonish on Friday to protest a recent homophobic attack in the town.
		Chris Frazer, a professor at Francis Xavier University who organized the rally, said the attack on a man earlier this month was disturbing.
		I'm trying to do searches for homophobic attacks in Antigonish, but the closest I get is an article on Peter McKay.
	www.rabble.ca /babble/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000476&p= (299 words)

	SDLP CONDEMN CARNHILL HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		SDLP Foyle Assembly Member Mary Bradley has this morning expressed her shock at the homophobic attack in Carnhill, Derry yesterday evening.
		This unwarranted attack was gravely wrong and those responsible do not represent the views of residents of Carnhill.
		My thoughts are with the young man and I would appeal to anyone who may hold any information, which may be useful to the police to come forward.
	www.sdlp.ie /prbradleycarnhillattack.shtm (141 words)

	Homophobic Attack on SEXGARAGE Exhibit!
		During this period, I was unaware of an internal controversy surrounding the exhibit.
		This is a homophobic attack, a blight on the rights of artists and freedom of expression, and should not be tolerated in a democratic society.
		Marie-Pierre then confided to mutual friends that she actually "admired" the man who had perpetrated the attack, for being an eco-terrorist and going ahead with what he believes in.
	www.dawnone.com /sexreply.html (961 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| Key witness sought in gay murder
		The beating is the latest in a number of homophobic attacks in the area.
		The latest crime figures show there were 140 homophobic attacks in Lambeth last year, 30 of which took place in August.
		Peter Tatchell, spokesman for gay rights group OutRage, said: "It is unlikely to be their [the attackers] first queer-bashing attack and unless they are caught it may not be their last.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/4348996.stm (502 words)

	Ananova - Sailor left for dead in homophobic attack
		A gay sailor who was reinstated by the Royal Navy is facing surgery to rebuild his face after a homophobic attack in which he was left for dead.
		Richard Young, 26, was sacked from the Navy a year ago because of a Ministry of Defence ban on homosexuals but this May he became the first openly gay sailor to be reinstated.
		At the time of his attack he was working as a barracks guard at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth.
	www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_53765.html (311 words)

	ASBO teen jailed for homophobic attack- from Pink News- all the latest gay news from the gay community - Pink News
		A teenager has been jailed for six years after being found guilty for his part in a homophobic attack on a man in Cheltenham.
		The attack took place in a venue known by the police to be linked to gay cruising.
		His friends wo alsop took part in the attack where James Chamberlain, 20, and Michael Graham, 19, also of Cheltenham, who were each jailed for three years and nine months for GBH, theft, aggravated travelling in a vehicle, and arson.
	www.pinknews.co.uk /news/articles/2005-224.html (348 words)

	Two men stabbed in "homophobic" attack - UK News Headlines
		Two men were stabbed in an "unprovoked" and "vicious" attack at a bus stop in what police believe was a homophobic assault by a gang of six youths.
		The men, aged 29 and 36, were waiting for a bus home in Hackney when they were approached by a group of youths at around 2am on Thursday, June 16 and stabbed.
		Detectives suspect up to six Asian youths aged between 16 and 20 were involved in the attack and are asking anyone who may have seen the gang prowling the streets before or after the incident to contact them.
	www.lse.co.uk /ShowStory.asp?story=DB2114259V&rss=true (478 words)

	Digital Spy - Showbiz - Boyzone star in homophobic attack
		Former Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has had to rethink plans to live in the English countryside after being the subject of homophobic attacks.
		The star, 30, who lives with long-term partner and entrepreneur Andy Cowles, went public about his sexuality in 1999 and thought that people were comfortable with him being gay.
		A recent attack saw him cornered by a group of men outside the theatre, forcing an off-duty police officer to step in.
	www.digitalspy.co.uk /article/ds32312.html (233 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Student may lose eye after homophobic attack
		IRA murder victim Robert McCartney’s family today begged the driver of a mystery blue car to help end their year of torment and bring his killers to justice.
		A 20-year-old student who was beaten during a suspected homophobic attack in Derry over the weekend has been told he may lost the sight of one eye.
		He was punched in the face and knocked to the ground in what police believe was the latest in a series of homophobic attacks in the city.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2006/01/31/story242492.html (188 words)

	PlanetOut News: London man killed in anti-gay attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A man was beaten to death in London over the weekend in what the police are calling an "abhorrent, homophobic" attack.
		He also suffered facial injuries in the attack, which appears to have been witnessed by some members of the public.
		However, police are calling for anyone in the local gay community who may have witnessed the attack to come forward with any more information.
	www.planetout.com /news/article-print.html?2005/10/17/5 (309 words)

	Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military \| UCSB
		The attack on Mr Young is not an isolated incident on someone whose
		programme, made a homophobic remark and punched him in the face.
		were still vulnerable to this type of homophobic brutality.
	www.gaymilitary.ucsb.edu /ResearchResources/PressClips/news9_5_00b.htm (457 words)

	Caribbean homophobic attack suspect gives himself up- from Pink News- all the latest gay news from the gay community - ...
		A man thought to be the main attacker in a homophobic assault in St Marteen has been arrested.
		The man, known only as Duracell, is reported to have given himself up to police in relation to an attack on CBS news producer Dick Jefferson and his friend Ryan Smith, also a producer, who were beaten unconscious by a homophobic gang on the Caribbean Island at the beginning of April outside a bar.
		His boyfriend, Justin Swensen, 23, recalled the attack to the paper, “We were just holding each other in the bar.
	www.pinknews.co.uk /news/articles/2005-1733.html (471 words)

	Lambeth Council condemns 'homophobic' killing \| 24dash.com -
		Lambeth Council has officially condemned the apparently homophobic motive behind the murder of a 24-year-old man on Clapham Common at the weekend.
		Detective Chief Inspector Nick Scola, who is leading the Police investigation into Mr Dobrowski's death, said they were treating the case as a homophobic attack after witnesses near the scene reported hearing the assailants hurl anti-gay insults at the victim.
		In a statement, Lambeth Council Leader Peter Truesdale said: "Lambeth Council would like to place on record its complete condemnation of the horrific homophobic attack on Clapham Common in which a 24-year-old man was killed.
	www.24dash.com /content/news/viewNews.php?newsID=737 (283 words)

	PlanetOut News: Homophobic Attack, Death Threats in Lisbon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		More than a dozen young men made a gang attack on at least two gay men outside a gay club, stabbing them a number of times.
		The gang had all fled before police arrived at the club and its members' identities are unknown, but it's suspected that they may have neo-Nazi connections.
		A similar attack against a dozen people of African origin last year led to the arrest of nine skinheads.
	www.planetout.com /news/article-print.html?1996/10/17/5 (194 words)

	gay black church abuse and homosexuality OPERATION: REBIRTH
		Especially if they don't agree with the homophobic position of those who take a literal interpretation of the Bible text.
		Frustrated because they have been placed into a space of conflict instead of peace where this issue is concerned.
		If you haven't truly studied, you are just as ignorant as those who seek to argue with you are.
	www.operationrebirth.com /defending.html (601 words)

	eclecticism: Bizarre homophobic Fox News attack on Disney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Earlier this week, Disney announced the "Disney Dream Desk", a $900 PC for kids.
		When Disney president Robert Iger went on Fox News to do a brief promotional spot for the Dream Desk (news or commercial…who can tell?), he was suddenly blindsided by host Stuart Varney's homophobic attack on the (not Disney-sponsored) "Gay Days" at Disney World.
		Disney sued over 'Wimoweh': Now comes word that Disney is being sued by the heirs of the author of 'Wimoweh' over its use in The Lion King.
	www.michaelhanscom.com /eclecticism/2004/08/bizarre_homopho.html (464 words)

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