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AVP has learned of an anti-gay bias attack that occurred at about 7pm on Wednesday evening, September 19, at the McDonalds on West 3rd Street in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood. According to police, a man said anti-gay remarks before slashing a 22-year-old man with a razor. The survivor was taken to Bellevue Hospital and treated for his injuries to his face, back, elbow and neck. Police are currently seeking the offender.  

Today, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) learned of the fatal shooting of an unidentified gender non-conforming (GNC) person in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NCAVP is working with Equality Philadelphia to determine if there was an anti-LGBTQH motive in this shooting.

This week, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) learned of the fatal shooting of a gender non-conforming (GNC) person identified as Kendall L. Hampton, 26 years old, who was reportedly engaged in sex work in Cincinnati, Ohio. NCAVP has been working with our member organization in Ohio, Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization, (BRAVO) to determine if there was an anti-LGBTQH and/or anti-sex work motive in this homicide.

AVP has learned of a hate violence incident that occurred on Saturday June 9 around 11pm at Yotel, a luxury hotel on 10th Avenue in Manhattan. According to a witness who reported the incident to GaySocialites.com, a man was called homophobic slurs, and then physically attacked, by another patron in the bar. AVP is in touch with the NYPD and the office of New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn regarding this incident and we will keep you informed of developments on Facebook.

NCAVP's 2011 report on hate violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected people in the United States was released May 2012.