Tag: Homophobia Mon, March 15, 2010
-
Man Accused of Hate Crime Turns Himself in to Police
Jan 07, 2010, by Staff NewsRedwood City resident Cole White, 24, turned himself in to the police yesterday after a judge signed a warrant for his arrest.
-
One Hate, One Fear
Jan 06, 2010, by David Sason News
Andy Samberg’s brilliant Saturday Night Live character “Ras Trent” navigates a day in the life of a reggae-loving college student, from the “shanty dorm” to his part-time job at “Jah Cold Stone Creamery” and, of course, his DVD of Cool Runnings. The skit is hilarious because everyone knows a suburban “rude boy,” complete with the blonde dreadlocks and Bob Marley silkscreen, who smokes way too much weed. Reggae music is pervading our culture like never before, from annual festivals to skanking reggae remakes of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Dark Side of the Moon.
-
Police Investigating Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Jan 06, 2010, by Staff NewsThe SCPD is investigating a hate crime outside a Pacific Street nightclub on Sunday. Two people have been arrested, and a judge has signed a warrant to arrest a third, Redwood City resident Cole White.
-
Of Film Festivals and Homophobia
Aug 06, 2009, by Bettina Aptheker OpinionWe find ourselves in Sweden. A gay couple is on the waiting list to adopt a baby. They have been approved as parents. They receive a letter. A boy, age 1.5, is arriving. The men are ecstatic, although one of them is still a bit apprehensive about this whole adoption idea. They outfit a nursery. The “baby” arrives on a Friday afternoon. He is 15, a troubled teen released from a reformatory, and to say that he is homophobic is to put it mildly.
