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Isabella Diamantino: Expelled from school due to blue hair

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Year: 2012 Place: Brazil Sources: Globo - Ela pintou o cabelo de azul e foi expulsa do colégio. Isso pode? (13th of August, 2013) UOL - Adolescente diz ter sido impedida de assistir à aula após pintar cabelo de azul (16th of February, 2012) Terra - MG: aluna teria sido expulsa de escola por pintar cabelo de azul (16th of February, 2012) O Tempo - Estudante pinta o cabelo de azul e é expulsa do colégio (15th of February, 2012) Folha de São Paulo - Adolescente pinta cabelo de azul e é impedida de frequentar escola (17th of February, 2012) NOTE: The sources present some variation on the time-frame that Isabella was able to attend school with blue hair, which is mentioned in the text. Some other information, such as how long Isabella was given to consider her options seem to vary as well, which could be due to her being given two different time-frames in two different occasions. The situation was summarized below to the best of the author's ability, with the existing inform...
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Brian Deneke: Murdered for being a Punk

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Year: 1997 Place: Texas, USA Sources: Bomb City Foundation Alterophobia, quoting The Ranger - Brian Deneke - Tenth Anniversary (8th of December, 2007) Textas Monthly - The Outsiders (November, 1999) People - How the Killing of a Punk Rocker by a Clean-Cut Jock Tore a Texas City Apart (15th of November, 2022) Dallas Observer, via Wayback Machine - Anarchy in Amarillo (21st of October, 1999) Amarillo Globe News, via Wayback Machine - Short life remembered (9th of December, 2007) Amarillo Globe News, via Wayback Machine - Victim's dad unsurprised by sentence (2nd of September, 1999) NOTE: As one can notice, this is quite a long post, as the case is very complex. While knowing more about Brian Deneke's early life could prove to be quite interesting, the post is already quite long as is, so a decision was made to not include that info. However, one can find it here . "Short" Summary: On December 12, 1997, Brian Deneke (19 years old at the time) was in...
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Mark Burdis: Set alight due to Marilyn Manson t-shirt

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Year: 2003 Place: England, UK Sources: The Northern Echo - Agony of teenager turned into human torch by gang (7th of August, 2003) BBC - Fears over teen group rivalries (7th of August, 2003) BBC - 'They watched me burn', says teenager (6th of August, 2003) Short Summary: Mark Burdis (17 years old at the time) was walking home with two friends after a night out. They came across a group of four or five youths, who were sitting around a fire. Mark and his friends talked to the group, asking for the time. When they turned around and started walking away, Mark was hit by a burning liquid and started catching fire. Mark explained that he started screaming and his friends, who were a short distance away, came running to him. He laid down on the ground and started rolling to try and put out the flames but was too weak to manage by himself, so one of his friends stepped in to help, and got burns as well. Mark ended up suffering serious burns to his face, neck, hands and ches...
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Nicola Raphael: A suicide motivated by Bullying and Alterophobia

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Year: 2001 Place: Scotland, UK Sources: Alterophobia, citing The Mirror - The Tragic Suicide of Nicola Raphael - bullied to death for being a goth (16th of December, 2007) The Sunday Herald, via Wayback Machine - Suddenly they're everywhere. Their black clothes and purple lipstick (1st of July, 2001) Scotsman - ‘She came in one night and you would never know anything was wrong. Then she took an overdose’ (22nd of January, 2002) The Herald - Bullied pupil takes own life School taunts over Goth-style clothing leads to pills overdose (27th of June, 2001) Kirkintilloch Herald - ‘May God forgive these bullies... because I never will’ (17th of March, 2002) The Free Library - MUM SUES SUICIDE SCHOOL; Bullies left son scarred for life They drove my girl to kill herself I'll sue for sake of other victims. (2001) The Free Library - Grave is targeted (2002) Yorkshire Evening Post - Girl's frozen heart saves sick toddler (18th of October, 2004) Note: The information ...
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Uliana: Has her hair shaved by her father due to green streaks

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Year: 2016 Place: Brazil Sources: G1 - Pai raspa cabeça da filha que tinha pintado o cabelo de verde no ES (video - 2016) Polémica Paraíba - Pai raspa cabelo de filha que fez mechas verdes (5th of January, 2016) DOL - Pai raspa cabelo de filha por causa de mechas (5th of January, 2016) Portal de Notícias PB - Pai raspa cabelo de filha que fez mechas verdes (8th of January, 2016) Short Summary: Uliana (12 years old at the time) dyed some streaks of her hair green, with a product that is easily washable and with her mother's approval (she wasn't at home during the whole situation). Her father (53 years old at the time) didn't like it, threatened to beat her up and ended up shaving her hair off. The father was lated detained, as the police found a cal.38 revolver at his home. Several people felt touched by the story, there was a fundraising made by a Facebook Page called Cabelos Coloridos da Depressão to buy a wig for Uliana but she ended up being donated one by a...
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Ben from Bacup

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Year: 2007 Place: England, UK Source: Alterophobia, citing a comment left on a Burnley Citizen article - Some of Burnley attackers caught (Alterophobia, 24th of October, 2007) Short Summary: A man, who calls himself Ben (from Bacup), talks about an instance of alterophobia he went through. He talks about being on his way to a shop and having a group of around 20 people hurling abuse at him, including "batty boy". After coming out of the store, Ben passed by the group again, however this time, since he was walking the opposite way, the group could see the side of his head where he dyed his hair in a red/purple/pink shade. One of the members from the group yelled "You're next, fag!". He felt very uneasy, especially hearing about the (at the time recent, see previous post) attacks against members of alternative subcultures. Ben also mentions that this isn't the first time he had abuse yelled at him, and he was looking forward to move to a place where alt...
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Four goths assaulted with sticks and bottles

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Year: 2007 Place: England, UK Source: Lancashire Telegraph - Goths attacked by terror gang (22nd October, 2007) Alterophobia - Attack on four goth/mosher teens in Burnley (21st of October, 2007) Short Summary: Three boys and a girl (15 years old at the time) were chased and attacked, with sticks and bottles, by a group of around 12 youngsters, due to their gothic style of dress. This happened in Burnley. The Police said the attacked could've been much more serious if they hadn't been saved by a passer-by. Two of the victims were taken to the hospital but got out the same day. They suffered mostly cuts and bruises but one of the boys had to have his arm put in a sling. The Police believed the attack was due to the group's appearence, with a Detective Inspector saying "I honestly believe these people had done nothing more than walk down the street minding their own business, and just because they look different to the general population of that area they have b...
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