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April 5, 2013
A trans punk rocker welcomes new hate crime moves

Police in north west England will now treat attacks on punks, goths and emos as they do assaults on gay, disabled or ethnic minority people – something our own communities can learn from

Greater Manchester Police in north-west England have made a groundbreaking decision on hate crime that could cultivate greater respect for diversity as a whole.

From now, crimes motivated by hate against people from various music subcultures – emos, goths and punks – will be recorded as such.

If other police forces follow their lead it could benefit not just goths and punks but also the trans community.

May 8, 2012
Pro wrestler gets in Twitter war with Amendment One supporter

CM Punk apologizes for suggesting anti-gay follower kill himself

North Carolina voters are at the polls today deciding the fate of Amendment One, legislation that will ban the state from recognizing civil unions, strip away domestic partner benefits and could eliminate legal protections for all unmarried couples.

Passions have been heated on both sides of the issue in recent days and led to a war of words on Twitter between pro wrestler CM Punk and a homophobic supporter of the measure.