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Gay-bashing is literally the practice of attacking, usually beating up, a person believed to be homosexual, because of their homosexuality (see hate crime).

When directed towards other Queer people, hatred assaults can be called Queer-bashing or simply bashing.

Some notable Queer victims of hatred assaults include:

The term is often used in the metaphorical sense of denigrating homosexual people or opposing homosexual practices (see hate speech).

Gay-bashing is often committed against heterosexuals who are only percieved to be gay. Two prominent incidents:

Actor and comedian Norm McDonald (of Saturday Night Live) was attacked by two men in New York City. They thought he was homosexual because he was well dressed, with styled hair, and lanky; he was walking through Greenwhich Village, an area popular amongst homosexuals. He suffered a concussion.
A man was shot to death in an Iowa bar because he was standing quietly in a corner holding a purse. He was perceived as an unwelcome homosexual; in actuality, he was holding the purse for his wife, who was in the restroom.

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+'''Gay-bashing''' is literally the practice of attacking, usually beating up, a person believed to be homosexual, because of their [[homosexuality]] (see [[hate crime]]).
-The process of settlement of families in attractive rural settings in resort areas or near urban centers. Urbanization has profound effects on the ecology of a region and on its economy. "Urban sprawl" is a derogatory term used by opponents of urbanization.
+When directed towards other [[Queer]] people, hatred assaults can be called Queer-bashing or simply bashing.
-As to the economy, the most striking immediate effect is a dramatic increase in rents, often pricing the local working class out of the market, including such functionaries as the local employees of the local municipalities and service providers such as supermarkets and schools. Dramatic increases in land values also encourage further development. Often mechanisms such as [[land use|zoning or growth control]] attempt to mitigate such trends but often aggravate them.
+Some notable Queer victims of hatred assaults include:
-Urbanization has in the United States affected the Rocky Mountains in locations such as [[Jackson Hole, Wyoming]], [[Telluride, Colorado]], [[Taos, New Mexico]], [[Douglas County, Colorado]] and [[Aspen, Colorado]]. The lake district of northern [[Minnesota]] has also been affected as has [[Vermont]], the coast of [[Florida]], and the barrier islands of [[North Carolina]].
+* [[Harvey Milk]]
-In the United Kingdom, two major examples of urbanization can be seen in [[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]] and [[Milton Keynes]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. These two towns some of the fastest growth rates in Europe.
+* [[Matthew Shepard]]
+* [[Brandon Teena]]
+* [[Bertrand Delanoe|Bertrand Delano&euml;]]
+The term is often used in the metaphorical sense of denigrating homosexual people or opposing homosexual practices (see [[hate speech]]).
-Urbanization often increases the potential for [[forest fire|wildland fires]] as planting and irrigation of landscaping trees and plants occurs over the years. The devestating East Bay Hills Fire in [[Oakland, California]] and [[Berkeley, California]] in 1991 was one instance where lush vegetation in a suburban neighborhood in the wildland/urban intermix resulted in a serious fire.
+Gay-bashing is often committed against heterosexuals who are only ''percieved'' to be gay. Two prominent incidents:
-'''External Links'''
-*[http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/publications/tr060.cfm FEMA report on the East Bay Hills Fire]
+* Actor and comedian [[Norm McDonald]] (of [[Saturday Night Live]]) was attacked by two men in [[New York City]]. They thought he was homosexual because he was well dressed, with styled hair, and lanky; he was walking through [[Greenwhich Village]], an area popular amongst homosexuals. He suffered a concussion.
-See [[gentrification]]
+* A man was shot to death in an Iowa bar because he was standing quietly in a corner holding a purse. He was perceived as an unwelcome homosexual; in actuality, he was holding the purse for his wife, who was in the restroom.