LGBT hate crime DOUBLES across Bury – but ‘just tip of the iceberg’
A spike in LGBT hate crime is only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ according to council leader, Mike Connolly.
Transgender youths EIGHT TIMES more likely to attempt suicide – half will try to
Nearly half of all young transgender people under the age of 26 attempt suicide – with 30% saying they have had suicidal thoughts in the last year, a new study has revealed.
Arson attack at Newton Heath Islamic Centre one day after theft of CCTV cameras investigated as hate crime
Arsonists torched an Islamic Centre’s minibus just hours after CCTV cameras were stolen from the building – police are appealing for witnesses to this potential hate crime
Canal Street brawl: Open letter calls for ‘zero-tolerance’ on homophobia as police probe possible hate crime
Police were called to the Village at 11.10pm on August 17 after CCTV operators captured a number of men fighting on Canal Street.
Hate crime appeal: Two teenage goths punched and kicked 17 times in 60-second Stockport attack
Two teenage ‘goths’ who were subjected to a vicious assault in a suspected Stockport hate crime are being asked to come forward.
LGBT Youth North West awarded nearly £500,000 to fight bullying and prejudice in Greater Manchester
The project, funded by a £473,123 grant from the Big Lottery Fund, hopes to reach 22,000 people aged between 13-25 across the region, focusing particularly on Manchester and Stockport
One in ten LGBT people face discrimination when arranging funeral – from religious leaders and family
The damning statistics but the blame often on religious leaders or even family members, according to the recent study by Stonewall and The Cooperative Funeralcare.
Red and yellow and… Police unveil first RAINBOW patrol car to engage Manchester’s LGBT community
Greater Manchester Police have found a new way of showing their support for the gay and lesbian community with an eye-catching rainbow police car – just in time for Manchester Pride.
Hate crime rocketed by 50% across Manchester in wake of horrific Lee Rigby Woolwich slaying, figures reveal
Figures obtained by MM reveal racially-motivated attacks shot up by 40% while religiously-motivated attacks rocketed by 51% across Greater Manchester between May 2013 and February 2014.
Two boys, just 13, arrested over Nazi race hate attack at Blackley Jewish Cemetery
Two 13-year-olds have been arrested in connection with the ‘sickening’ anti-Semitic attack on the Jewish Cemetery in North Manchester.
Manchester Jewish Cemetery vandalised with Nazi swastikas and slurs in ‘sickening’ race hate attack
A north Manchester cemetery was covered with Nazi swastikas and Anti-Semitic race hate slurs in a ‘sickening and cruel’ attack yesterday.