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IR 140

Under Attack

Issue Number: 
140
 | 
Winter
 
2010

A recent wave of teenage suicides reflects the continuing war of words - and violence - being waged on the LGBT community; neo-Nazi group resurges as The Creativity Movement; and 'Patriot' groups' gatherings over the summer bring out discussion of enemies in violent terms.

In This Issue

Gay suicides candlelight vigil

Gays Remain Minority Most Targeted by Hate Crimes

By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow
The religious anti-gay right has been knocked back on its heels by gay rights advances. But its hardest core angrily presses on
Allen Goff

Neo-Nazi Creativity Movement Is Back

By Larry Keller
Six years after its leader was sent to prison, the neo-Nazi group now called The Creativity Movement is showing signs of life
10 Anti-Gay Myths

10 Anti-Gay Myths Debunked

By Evelyn Schlatter and Robert Steinback
Battling the 'homosexual agenda,' the hard-line religious right has made a series of incendiary claims. But they're just not true

More Features

Anti-Gay Movement Fuels Hate Violence

Editorial
By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow
Politicians, pundits and preachers ignore hate crime data, stoke fires of anti-gay prejudice

Lying About Auschwitz

The Last Word
By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow

The 'lighter' side of the world's most infamous Nazi death camp, courtesy of The Barnes Review

Ex-Skinhead Recalls Violent Past

Interview conducted by Robert Steinback
A Mississippi teen was headed for a life of racist violence and hatred. Then a mysterious black stranger stepped into his life

SPLC Video Reveals Dangers of 'Sovereign Citizens'

By Larry Keller
With crimes from the 'sovereign citizens' movement on the rise, a new SPLC roll call video promotes law enforcement safety

We Are Change's L.A. Leader Belies Group's Moderate Image

By Heidi Beirich, Intelligence Project Director
Conspiracy-obsessed 'Patriot' organization's L.A. chapter chief involved in 'sovereign citizens' movement

18 Anti-Gay Groups and Their Propaganda

By Evelyn Schlatter
A small coterie of groups now comprise the hard core of the anti-gay movement

Jamaica's Anti-Gay 'Murder Music' Carries Violent Message

By Leah Nelson
Harmonies of hate promote violence against gays to millions in the United States and elsewhere

Anti-Gay Hate Crimes: Doing the Math

By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow
Comparing the rate of victimization for gays and lesbians to that of other groups.

Briefs

Ground Zero Battle May Be Stoking Anti-Muslim Violence

Hate Crimes
Attacks directed at Muslims seem to have been partly instigated by the controversy surrounding Ground Zero community center.

American Neo-Nazi Held for Six Murders in Panama, Costa Rica

Extremist Crimes
A man who once operated a white supremacist bookstore was arrested along with his girlfriend this summer on charges of murdering five American expatriates in Panama.

Man Accused of Shooting at Police Allegedly Targeted Liberals

Hate in the Mainstream
Byron Williams told investigators that he had wanted to “start a revolution” by “killing people of importance at the Tides Foundation and the ACLU.”

Aryan ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ Fugitives Suspected in Double Murder

Prison Gangs
Before a manhunt for two members of the Aryan Brotherhood white supremacist prison gang was over, a couple was found murdered in New Mexico, apparent victims of the fugitives.

Racist Activists White and Turner Face Prison Time for Threats

Neo-Nazis
Legal woes mount for neo-Nazi leader Bill White and white supremacist blogger Hal Turner, two men who tested the limits of free-speech protections with threats.

Armed Neo-Nazis ‘Helping’ U.S. Border Patrol

Anti-Immigrant Vigilantes
Former National Socialist Movement member J.T. Ready heads group that detains and turns over undocumented immigrants to the U.S. Border Patrol.

SCV Plans to ‘Celebrate’ Confederacy in Montgomery

Neo-Confederates
The 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War is approaching, and some Southern diehards are still fighting the so-called “War of Northern Aggression.”

Geller, Jones Amp Up Anti-Muslim Hate Rhetoric

Hate Speech
This year’s Sept. 11 commemorations were sometimes downright ugly due to escalating anti-Muslim acrimony.

Hate in the Mainstream

Quotes from the Right
A collection of quotes regarding race and hate

The Blotter: Winter 2010

Updates on Extremism and the Law

National Knights of the KKK Honor Grand Wizard

Sept. 18-19, 2010
Members celebrate Railton Loy's "50 years of service" to the group in South Bend, Indiana.