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Here are the 30 transgender Americans lost to violence so far this year

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.

Santonio Coleman
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Death of Santonio Coleman, a gender-nonconforming person, is being investigated as a homicide in Georgia

Coleman was found injured on a walking trail but died at a local hospital.

Quanesha Shantel Greensboro North Carolina
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Black trans woman and drag queen Quanesha Shantel shot and killed in North Carolina

Her former boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder.

Hennepin Ave and 5th Street light rail station Minneapolis
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Two trans women attacked at Minneapolis light rail station as crowd cheered

The two women had moved to Minnesota from Iowa after Minnesota became a state of refuge for transgender people.

Survivors of the Club Q nightclub shooting grand marshalls Denver Colorado LGBTQIA Pride Parade
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Club Q mass shooting survivors sue, claim ‘deliberate inaction’ enabled attack

Survivors of the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs have filed lawsuits against both the bar and the El Paso county sheriff’s office.

Jeanne Pepper mother of Blaze Bernstein murdered gay son with family
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A mother reflects on justice days after her gay son’s murderer was sentenced to life without parole

Jeanne Pepper, the mother of Blaze Bernstein, sat down with The Advocate to talk about what it means for her family that Samuel Woodward’s anti-Semitism and homophobia got him locked up for the rest of his life.

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Spam text messages tell LGBTQ+ people to report to a 're-education camp'

The offensive texts, which the FBI said it is investigating, even went to children in high school.

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Missing gay Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee declared legally dead weeks before murder trial begins

Here’s everything you need to know about Lee and his alleged killer Sheldon Timothy Herrington.

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Two teens arrested in assault that caused death of gay DJ Bryan Smith

Both are minors, and neither has been charged with murder, but they face assault charges and others. Additional charges are possible.

Matt Gaetz
Politics

10 batsh*t things you should know about Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz

Gaetz's long history of sex crime allegations and misusing taxpayer funds put him right in line with Trump.

killed transgender woman Meghan Riley Lewis
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Jury acquits Maryland man who shot and killed transgender woman Meghan Riley Lewis

Brian Delen said he shot Lewis in self-defense, but he still faces 30 years in prison for her death.

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Beloved gay DJ and hairstyist dies less than two weeks after violent robbery in D.C.

Bryan Smith’s death is being mourned by the LGBTQ+ community in Washington, D.C.

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12 Maryland college students arrested in alleged Grindr hate crime video attack

Police say the man was kicked, punched, and beaten about the head with a cookie sheet because he is gay.

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Washington transgender high school student assaulted in possible hate crime that was caught on video

“Just in the short few seconds that we have, it was horrendous, it was horrific.”

'I Kissed a Boy' star Dan Harry; Dan Harry & Ollie King
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'I Kissed a Boy' star shares terrifying homophobic attack in London

Dan Harry revealed nobody at the scene "helped or said anything to me, and that almost stayed with me more than the initial homophobia."

Levi Davis
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Missing bisexual rugby player Levi Davis could have been blackmailed: report

A new independent investigation supports the athlete's claims that he was being sexually abused and blackmailed before he vanished.

Crush Bar Washington DC McDonalds fast food
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Two gay men, a DJ and a model,  were assaulted in D.C. on the same night. Police need info (exclusive)

Two assaults against gay men in Washington, D.C. Sunday are raising alarm about the growing number of high-profile cases of violence against LGBTQ+ people in the queer hub.

Dominique Morgan
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Former executive director of Black trans nonprofit charged with stealing nearly $100,000

Dominique Morgan, 42, was indicted on one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of first-degree falsifying business records during her time as executive director of the OKRA Project.

Omar Guido Chávez tribute photo owner of Sodoma NightClub LGBTQ bar Tijuana Mexico
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Two suspects arrested in connection to the murder and dismemberment of gay nightclub owner

Omar Guido Chávez may have fallen victim to a war between rival Mexican drug cartels.

mugshot Salih Alhemoud Houston texas over police cars crime scene
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Two Texas trans women were kidnapped and assaulted. Their accused attacker faces six felonies

Salih Ali Mohammed Alhemoud, 30, was indicted Wednesday on six felony charges related to the kidnapping and assault of two trans women he met through Grindr.