Man pleads guilty to murder of gay University of Mississippi student Jimmie 'Jay' Lee
Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Jimmie "Jay" Lee.
December 02 2025 2:32 PM
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Hate Crimes
Florida man partially paralyzed after neighbor allegedly shot him and used anti-LGBTQ+ slurs
A man in Florida was left partially paralyzed after an incident his friends call "a violent crime perpetrated by a hate-filled neighbor."
December 02 2025 1:30 PM
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have risen around the world since 2020: report
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have increased in the past five years across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
October 22 2025 11:36 AM
5 suspects charged in Boston for attack on gay couple with baseball bat
The attack has not been charged as a hate crime, despite the couple's account that they were targeted because they are gay.
October 16 2025 10:58 AM
Boston police need help identifying suspects in assault of gay couple with baseball bat
The Boston Police Department has released images of the men allegedly involved in the assault of a gay couple.
October 01 2025 12:33 PM
Pennsylvania man charged with beating and choking drag artist outside bar
The strangulation of a Pennsylvania drag artist isn't being charged as a hate crime. Here's why.
September 04 2025 12:55 PM
Black lesbian couple in Virginia almost killed in what authorities say is ‘potential hate crime’
The incident left one of the women with multiple head injuries and a fractured spine.
August 06 2025 5:30 PM
A gay Arizona man's death is still unsolved, but Phoenix police closed the case: report
Marcus Freiberger, 45, was found dead and without clothes in March. Police have closed his case without solving it.
August 06 2025 1:34 PM
Transgender woman who escaped Alabama for her safety beaten & left for dead near National Mall in D.C.
Cayla Calhoun left Alabama seeking safety as a trans woman. Instead, she was nearly killed on D.C.’s streets, and now she refuses to stay silent.
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July 14 2025 5:03 PM
How drag artists can protect themselves from the far-right attacks
Drag artists who survived violence and harassment tell The Advocate about resources to protect other performers.
July 14 2025 6:00 AM
A man in Provincetown was called a homophobic slur and assaulted. Police need information
Provincetown police are investigating a potential hate crime after a man was assaulted and called a homophobic slur.
July 02 2025 4:40 PM
Brandon Wolf won’t return to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub where he survived the murder of friends who never left
On Thursday, nine years after he survived the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time, he will carry the victims’ stories forward but won’t set foot back into the condemned building.
June 11 2025 3:58 PM
Strangers raise more than $70K for transgender woman hospitalized after shocking West Philly acid attack
Diana was on her way to a Pride celebration when three kids attacked her.
June 11 2025 11:18 AM
A gay man in D.C. was attacked in his home with a rock. He believes it was a hate crime
Addam Schauer-Mayhew was watching tennis on his couch Friday when a man threw a rock through his window.
June 10 2025 1:39 PM
Hate crime or neighborhood feud? Man indicted in killing of King of the Hill's Jonathan Joss
Jonathan Joss's neighbor has been indicted for his murder after a years-long feud.
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June 06 2025 6:35 PM
San Antonio police were 'premature' in saying Jonathan Joss's murder wasn't a hate crime, police chief says
"We issued a statement the day after Jonathan Joss's murder that was way, way, way premature. Shouldn't have done it," Police Chief William McManus said.
June 06 2025 12:03 PM
52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.
June 02 2025 12:48 PM
Two teens face hate crimes charges in McDonald's lesbian attack
The attack left Kady Grass with multiple injuries and PTSD. Here's how you can help donate to her medical expenses and recovery.
May 28 2025 5:55 PM
D.C. police investigate suspected hate crime at bar for queer & trans people of color during WorldPride
As the city ramps up for the world's biggest LGBTQ+ celebration, somebody broke in and vandalized Saints and Sinners, a QTBIPOC space.
May 27 2025 11:11 AM
Police: Library book burner in Ohio escapes charges
The unnamed Ohio man reportedly burned 100 library books with LGBTQ+, Black, and Jewish history content, but the community has responded by promising to donate 1000 books, ten for every title.
May 13 2025 3:28 PM