Topics :: assaults

7-11 Clerk Says He Was Assaulted, Fired for Being Gay

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Apr 12, 2013
A gay man from Virginia claims he was fired from 7-Eleven after a man allegedly forcefully kissed him and then attacked him.

Russian Activist Beaten After City Bans Gay Pride

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Mar 29, 2013
An organizer for a gay pride parade in a Russian city was beaten soon after the local government announced it had banned the event from taking place.

Street Crime Casts Pall on San Francisco’s Castro

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Mar 15, 2013
The Castro has been hit with a string of violent muggings that involve the robbers’ stealing the victim’s cell phones.

N’ern Calif. Gay Man Attacked in Alleged Hate Crime

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Mar 15, 2013
A gay man from Davis, Calif., says he was verbally and physically attacked by a neighbor on Sunday. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

NY Firefighter Acquitted of Assault Against Transgender Girlfriend

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Dec 17, 2012
A hunky New York firefighter has been cleared of several assault charges brought on by a transgendered ex-girlfriend who accused him of choking her last year.

Battered Transgendered Model Under Fire on Witness Stand

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
A former transgender contestent on "America’s Next Top Model" gave a bizarre testimony against her firefighter model boyfriend who is accused of brutally beating the model.

S.C. Woman Allegedly Attacked Girlfriend Over Lost Sex Toy

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Dec 3, 2012
A woman from South Carolina has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after she allegedly threw an ironing board at her girlfriend because she couldn’t find a sex toy.

WNBA Legend Accused of Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Nov 19, 2012
An Olympic-medal Women’s National Basketball Association star was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after she allegedly smashed her ex-girlfriend’s car.

Calvin Klein’s Boy Toy Busted for Assault, Cocaine

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Apr 25, 2012
Calvin Klein’s 24-year-old boyfriend (an ex-porn actor) was arrested for drug possession and assault.

’90s Gay Porn Superstar Convicted of Murder Attempt in Assault on Ex-Girlfriend

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Sep 22, 2011
A Superior Court in Sacramento convicted ’90s gay porn actor Ryan Idol of attempted murder in a 2009 assault of an ex-girlfriend. The woman told the court that Idol smashed her over the head with a toilet lid; he pled self-defense, saying she had a knife.