Man gets 3 Years For Killing Gay Man

"Two South Carolina groups will hold a vigil in memory of an openly gay man who was killed outside a Greenville bar two years ago.
Organizers say the Sunday event by SeansLastWish.org and The Upstate Church is in memory of Sean William Kennedy. The 20-year-old man died in May 2007 after he was hit in the face and fell to the ground, hitting his head on the pavement or a curb.
Nineteen-year-old Stephen Andrew Moller was sentenced last June to only three years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Kennedy's death." (Three years???? for killing a gay man, Twinkies anyone!)
(WSI)

London Police Round Up 100 For Homophobic Hate Crimes

London's Metropolitan Police Service has carried out raids across London to crack down on domestic, homophobic, transphobic, race and other forms of hate crime – and over 100 people have been arrested.
Police focused on offenders who were known to them or who had evaded arrest in the past.
The police crackdown codenamed 'Operation Athena' was carried out to mark Sunday's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
"We retain a relentless commitment to tackling all forms of domestic violence, homophobic, transphobic and other forms of hate crime, whilst continually improving our services to victims and potential victims," explained Acting Detective Superintendent Gerry Campbell.
"Violence in any form is unacceptable. We will continue to proactively identify, arrest and seek the prosecution of violent people."
(GUK)

Hearing Postponed Again For Lawrence King's Accused Killer

A preliminary hearing has been postponed again for a 15-year-old boy charged with fatally shooting gay student Larry King in an Oxnard classroom.
A Ventura County Superior Court judge on Monday reset the first hearing for Brandon McInerney to July 8.
The boy is accused of killing his eighth-grade classmate, Larry King, on Feb. 12, 2008, at E.O. Green School.
McInerney's lawyer, Scott Wippert, says he needs more time to prepare documents before the preliminary hearing.
McInerney, who is being prosecuted as an adult, has pleaded not guilty.
In March, the boy's father was found dead at his home, just hours before McInerney was scheduled to appear at a hearing. Authorities say the father likely fell on a concrete floor and hit his head. (So sad on so many levels)
(MN)

Gay Man Murdered On Eve Of Marriage

Fredericksburg, Texas native Mark Scott Harriss was gunned down in the driveway of his home in Delray Beach, Fla., on Monday, and police don’t know why or by who. But one of Harriss’ friends says he believes it may have been an anti-gay hate crime. Harriss moved to Florida from Texas in 2007 and planned to move again to Canada in the next few months so he could marry his partner. Harriss will be cremated and buried in New Braunfels.
(PBP)