A brutal gay bashing inside an Ohio high school classroom was captured on video last week. more ›

Mission Mission reports that on Friday, October 14, an alleged gay bashing incident occurred near Mission and 19th Streets. Eight men apparently jumped out of a truck and attacked four men outside of Taqueria Cancun, seriously injuring one. Via Missed Connections, here's what went down: more ›

Speaking of hate crimes, local musician Brontez alleges that he was gay bashed last night while leaving Club Paradiso (2272 Telegraph) in Oakland. Via his Facebook page, he writes: "Got gay bashed last night. Me and my bandmate Adal were leaving the Paradiso in Downtown Oakland when two dudes with (Caribbean?) accents and dreadlocks started calling us 'batty boys' and saying that if we were in Jamaica we'd be dead." more ›

While hate crimes against blacks, gays, and Jewish folks dropped in 2010, the California Attorney General's reports a jarring 47 increase in hate crimes committed against Latinos last year. SF Weekly reports that "hate crimes against Latinos increased from 81 in 2009 to 119 in 2010, a 46.9-percent jump." While the glaring rise in crimes committed against California Latinos cannot be explained -- "We just compile the reports, we don't really opine," said a spokesperson for the attorney general's office -- feel free to give us your thoughts in the comments. [SFW] more ›

On Sunday, July 31, a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was assaulted and called a "faggot" during an early morning attack in the Castro district. The incident happened at around 2 a.m. According to the Bay Area Reporter, this is how the alleged hate crime went down. more ›

A San Francisco Superior Court Judge has dismissed the felony hate crime charges brought against two men accused of assaulting a 20-year-old transgender woman at the 16th and Mission BART Plaza back in April. The witness who told reporters she heard one of the fleeing assailants say, "Oh, I hate men dressed up as women", delivered the same testimony before the court during a preliminary hearing yesterday, but Judge Bruce Chan ruled that two suspects will only stand trial for assault, second-degree robbery and violating the victim's civil rights reports KTVU. District Attorney Gascón, who disagreed with the judge's ruling, also gathered reporters for a brief conference this morning. more ›

Three alleged white supremacists, Robert Allen, 38, Anthony Weston, 32, and Justin Meskan, 29, were arraigned yesterday in connection with a suspected hate crime attack on two Mexican nationals outside an O'Farrell Street bar in the Tenderloin in November. The three assailants, along with two others who are still at large, reportedly yelled "white power" and other racial slurs as they allegedly punched and kicked one victim in the face until he blacked out. They then attacked the second victim when he tried to help. more ›

Just a week after a homeless man was arrested for screaming that he was going to set the whole neighborhood ablaze, Castro residents are freaking over the fourth suspected arson in the area in less than two days. Early Thursday morning firefighters responded first to a trashcan fire around 4:25 a.m., and then minutes later to two major apartment building fires in Victorian buildings a few blocks away. One building, at 16th and Market, was home to 17 people, all of whom are currently displaced. The other building, at 17th and Hartford, was empty. As the Examiner reports, no one was injured in either blaze, except for a firefighter who twisted his ankle, and no one seems sure what became of the "deranged" homeless man who had been arrested a week earlier for his fire threats. Both buildings were heavily damaged. more ›

Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy this week suspected, along with others, of beating Zachary Davenport, a gay man, on Muni on August 14. more ›

Known, admitted Jewess Eve Batey of SF Appeal has word that the Jewish Community in the on Presidio Street fell victim to hate graffiti this week. "SFPD spokesperson Officer Boaz Mariles tells the Appeal that JCC security discovered what appears to be a swastika drawn in an alcove on the Presidio-facing side of the building at 3200 California Street. Mariles says the graffiti was about 3 inches by 5 inches, and appeared to have been drawn with a purple marker." more ›

We missed this completely earlier this week, so...here it is today. This past Friday, Latino gay nightclub Esta Noche was defaced with several Nazi swastikas. The bar's manager, Edgar Lopez, "came to work, saw the swastikas, but then quickly painted over them," notes AKA William. more ›

Tian Sheng Yu, 59, was badly beaten on Friday right near the Fox Theater, in broad daylight, on the 1800 block of Telegraph Avenue. There was no apparent motive for the attack, and Yu's 27-year-old son, Jin Cheng Yu, was with his father and was also attacked by two 18-year-old Oakland residents, Lavonte Drummer and Dominic Davis. Drummer and Davis were arrested on Monday after Drummer turned himself in to police. more ›

Thousands of schools from across the country, including more than 100 in the Bay Area, are taking part in today's "Day of Silence," a protest "to raise awareness of the silencing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students through bullying and harassment." Spearheaded by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, college and K-12 students will keep their traps shut between classes and at lunch, and even during class for those who want to go all out. more ›

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension on Lincoln Avenue in Oakland was vandalized with hateful graffiti over the weekend. A giant swastika, dirty words and "other racial epithets" were, according to CBS 5, found spray-painted on the exterior walls and ground. Police are treating it as a hate crime, "examining photos of the graffiti to see if it may be linked to local gangs." more ›

Do not upset redheads. Because they know how to hold a grudge, stab you in the back when you least expect it, and pour a cocktail in your unattended purse. Take note of this, British retailer Tesco. more ›

The LA Times reports that on November 20 several ginger-haired students were attacked. Why? Because of this vile Facebook page that urged its fans to humiliate and destroy those of us (such as your SFist editor) who are gifted with enviable red hair. more ›

Aw, this is sad. Kids play here! This just isn't cool. Also, why did they have to go and mix in something so splendid as the human penis with something so vile as Nazi signage? It devalues the shlong. more ›

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Richmond police admit ignoring the racially-motivated beating of Brandon Manning, whose crime report sat unnoticed on the desk of a sergeant who was "absent for several days." Fortunately, though, police finally looked at the report (after getting calls from Manning's family asking about the investigation) and arrested "seven white suspects" this past Saturday. Steven Kinney, Andrew Word, Victor Faria and Richard Lange, who range in age from 18 to 20, were charged with assault, battery and hate crimes. more ›

A little over a week ago, Jan. 24, seven male suspects beat a UPS employee (who is black) in a park in the 3500 block of Morningside Drive in the city of Richmond. And it looks like the victim might have been baited. According to reports, the UPS driver walked to a nearby gas station after leaving work, wherein he met a group of men who offered him a ride home. After drinking a few round, they stopped at a park and the UPS worker used a restroom, "where he was struck in the back of the head by one of the suspects." The other men joined in the attack, yelling "racial epithets and fracturing the victim's face bones." Vile. All seven unidentified suspects are in custody. This comes on the heels of a Richmond lesbian who was brutally gang raped and beaten after a few Richmond pigs noticed the rainbow flag sticker on her car bumper. more ›

White San Jose resident Scott Pontzious was arrested and charged with a hate crime yesterday. The 28-year-old, English-only zealot was pinched after allegedly attacking another man because he was speaking Spanish on his cell phone. Pontzious, according to reports, told the victim that he needed to speak English, then assaulted him yesterday afternoon at Saratoga and Latimer Avenues. He is currently staying at the Santa Clara County jail. The Spanish speaking man is expected to live. more ›

Humberto Salvador, 31, Josue Gonzalez, 21 (at right), Darrell Hodges, 16, and an unidentified 15-year-old piece of prison meat all pleaded 'not guilty' in the vicious gang rape of a Richmond lesbian. The four are accused of kidnapping to commit a sex crime and a series of forcible rape, forcible sodomy and forcible oral copulation charges while acting in concert, according to reports. The 45-minute assault started when the victim got out of her car, which was adorned with a rainbow flag sticker. She was beaten, raped, taken to a second location, and left naked by the train tracks. Three of the suspects are scheduled to go back to court on March 5. more ›

The alleged human beings who assaulted, kidnapped, and raped a random Richmond lesbian were arraigned in Contra Costa Superior Court this week. Josue Gonzalez, 21, and Humberto Hernandez Salvador, 31, appeared in court without entering pleas. A 16-year-old suspect from Hercules was arraigned on Monday and will rightfully be tried as an adult; however, the fourth assumed assailant, a 15-year-old boy from Richmond, will, sadly, be tried as a minor. more ›

Oh oh. Here we go again. An angry, misguided soul defaced another symbol of religion, this time the Castro's Most Holy Redeemer Church Catholic at 100 Diamond Street The church was spray-painted with swastikas over the weekend. And once again, Newsom is none too thrilled about it, releasing this statement: "We strongly condemn the vandalism of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. It was a cowardly and criminal act. San Francisco is a city that embraces people of all faiths. To intimidate a community and threaten a place of worship with intolerance is contrary to everything the City of St. Francis represents." more ›

Four arrests were made this week after the brutal gang rape of a 28-year-old Richmond lesbian. Josue Gonzalez, 21, the pig at right, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for gang rape, kidnapping for a sex crime, and carjacking. Humberto Hernandez Salvador, 31, and two other teens (the 15- and 16-year-old creeps who went by "Paco" and "Blue) were arrested on Wednesday night for their involvement in last week's vicious hate crime. more ›

For the second time in two months, the San Francisco Holocaust Memorial in Lincoln Park was vandalized. With damages anywhere between $5,000 and $6,000, swastikas were marked on the bronze sculpture with pen. Most of the signage was removed, but a "specialized sculpture conservator will be brought in to fully restore the memorial." more ›

Two churches in San Jose -- Trinity Presbyterian Church and Indonesian Christian Church, each located at 3151 Union Avenue -- were defaced by confusing graffiti this week. Spray-painted swastikas and a few Star of Davids marked both churches. We're not sure what the intended message at either church was, but... your guess is as good as ours. But! If you have any info this crime, please call the San Jose Police Department's assault unit at 408-277-4161. (CBS 5) more ›

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While not nearly as exciting as receiving top honors as the best city for tourists to walk slow on city sidewalks, or best city in which singles can hump, on Monday the FBI just awarded SF as the city with the largest reported number of hate crimes in 2006. According to Bay City News (via SF Crime): With a population of approximately 746,000, had a total of 94 reported hate crime incidents in 2006,... more ›

Whether this is a hate crime or simply a theft, we are flabbergasted that this story has barely made the news. The valuable bronze plaque commemorating the Armenian Genocide that occurred in the early 20th century was discovered missing on Sunday the 23rd, during an event to recognize Armenian Independence Day. more ›