Mayor of San Diego: "Hate has no place in our community."

The Mayor of San Diego, Todd Gloria declared "Hate has no place in our community" after residents in San Carlos, Santee and Del Cerro reported finding gay hate flyers on car windshields. The flyers not only contained statements bashing the LGBTQ community but also antisemitic messages.

On Monday, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, San Diego Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, San Diego Councilmember Jennifer Campbell, San Diego Councilmember Raul Campillo, and San Diego Police Department Chief of Police David Nisleit issued a joint statement:

"The Mayor and City Council are deeply disturbed by the discovery of antisemitic and homophobic flyers in our neighborhoods. Hate speech, like the language found in these flyers, has no place in our community. The City of San Diego upholds and protects the values of inclusivity and respect for all, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender."

Source: Twitter

They ask anyone with information about the San Diego incident to contact the San Diego Police Department or Crime Stoppers.

Navajo Nation lawmaker introduces bill to legalize same-sex marriage

By Amelia Hansford, Pink News
July 6, 2023
Read the full article on Pink News: https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/06/navajo-nation-same-sex-marriage/

A bill recognising same-sex marriage in the Navajo Nation region of the US has been proposed by pro-LGBTQ+ lawmakers.

The Native American-governed US town’s speaker, Seth Damon, signed and sponsored legislation that, if passed, would make the region the latest to recognise same-sex marriages.

Introduced during the Navajo Nation Pride opening ceremony on 23 June, Damon said that homophobic rhetoric “does not uniformly welcome or support the well-being of all Diné”.

He added: “The purpose of the legislation I’m sponsoring is to ensure that all Diné are welcome within the four sacred mountains and to recognize all marriages within the Navajo Nation.”

The legislation would amend provisions within the Navajo Nation Code to ensure that same-sex marriage is codified into law.

The law originally prohibiting same-sex marriage in the Navajo Nation – the Dinė Marriage Act – was passed following a campaign across the US by President George W Bush to define marriage as between one man and one woman.

Read the full article on Pink News: https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/06/navajo-nation-same-sex-marriage/

Hate Crime Charges After Coffee, Anti-Gay Slur Hurled In Port Washington, NY

A coffee was tossed at a man's chest outside a Starbucks, police say. The man who threw the cup also said an anti-gay slur, police say.

By Michael DeSantis, Patch Staff
Thursday July 6, 2023

Read the original article on Patch: https://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/hot-coffee-hurled-man-ruled-lgbtq-hate-crime-port-washington-pd

PORT WASHINGTON, NY — A man was arrested after police said he threw a hot cup of coffee at another man and called him an anti-gay slur outside a Starbucks in Port Washington on Saturday.

Matthew Rowlinson, 26, of Port Washington, walked up to a 21-year-old man outside the coffee shop, at 72 Main Street, and threw the hot beverage at his chest, Port Washington police. He yelled an anti-gay slur and then left, police said.

Rowlinson was arrested Wednesday without incident, police said.

He faces charges of third-degree assault as a hate crime and second-degree aggravated harassment as a hate crime. He was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court, at 99 Main St., Hempstead, on July 20.