Calum McSwiggan - The Man Who Faked A Hate Crime

For some bizarre reason, the queer community seems to have forgotten about the fact that an "influencer" named Calum McSwiggan faked a hate crime.

Here are some articles that delve into what happened for those who might not be aware:

• British YouTubestar Calum McSwiggan who 'faked gay hate crime injuries' summoned to US court - Mirror Online
• Calum McSwiggan summoned to court over fake hate crime claims - PinkNews · PinkNews
• Gay YouTuberCalum McSwiggan going to court over fake hate crime claim / LGBTQ Nation
• Calum McSwiggan:Gay YouTube Star Faked Alleged Hate Crime, Say Police | PEOPLE.com
• Gay Vlogger Calum McSwiggan: 'I Did Not Fake a Hate Crime' - Towleroad Gay News
• Good Riddance to Calum McSwiggan, Gay YouTuber Who Faked Hate Crime | IndieWire
• British YouTubestar Calum McSwiggan 'who faked gay hate crime injuries' admits vandalism charge - Mirror Online
• British YouTube star Calum McSwiggan admits to vandalism after LA 'hate crime' - BBC Newsbeat

This has to be one of the most offensive & disgusting things one could ever do, made worse by the fact that he's seemingly gotten away with this. So many queer people experience hate crimes everyday across the world & this guy had the audacity to think it would be good idea to make a mockery out of it by staging an attack. Not only has he yet to issue a public apology or show any remorse for this actions, but also how he's still allowed to speak for the community despite fuelling bigotry in such a gross manner.

You simply can't you go by life knowing that you made the decision to cause damage to the image of a community you claim to care about. Going back to the community, where's the self-respect? Where's the consistency? I  guarantee you that had any other queer "influencer" done this, there would be outrage across the board.

As a community, we really need to pull ourselves together because stuff like this is why our opponents continue to get one ups on us.