Four Texas teens charged over Grindr gunpoint robbery and assault
The alleged victim only escaped after frantically waving down a passing police officer.
June 6, 2024
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La. Trio Accused of Enslaving Trans Woman for Years
After meeting online, an unnamed trans woman's stay with a Louisiana couple turned violent as she was beaten, forced to perform sex acts, and complete household chores against her will.
June 6, 2014
WATCH: Colo. Pastor Arrested for Robbing Gay Man
Police say Michael Abromovich impersonated a U.S. marshal to rob a gay man who thought he was meeting a Craigslist hookup.
January 29, 2014
Ohio Seeks Death Penalty for Alleged Killer of Lesbian
Police say that Chad Cobb killed Ashley Biggs after a custody battle.
August 22, 2012
Florida Man Arrested for Trying to 'Cut the Gay' Out of His Brother
David Martinez is accused of threatening his brother while sharpening "a large kitchen knife."
March 1, 2022
Man Who Kidnapped Trans Woman Given Minimum Sentence
After assault and attempted rape charges were dropped, a judge chose to be unusually lenient, citing the attacker's age.
July 2, 2015
Incarcerated Texas Trans Woman Finally Wins Safer Housing
Passion Star, with help from Lambda Legal, has been placed in safekeeping after years of complaints about the constant sexual violence she's faced in men's prisons.
March 31, 2015
15 Brutal Attacks That Show Anti-LGBT Hate Is Still Very Real
LGBT people were attacked, harassed, and brutalized this year, but very few states in the U.S. specifically classify these assaults as hate crimes.
January 6, 2015
A cop allegedly shot and killed his Lyft driver, claiming he was being kidnapped for a 'gay fraternity'
Koby Minor has been charged with murder and aggravated assault after allegedly shooting 35-year-old Reginald Folks to death in his car.
May 17, 2024
Accused Killer of Cleveland Trans Woman Appears in Court, Makes No Plea
Andrey Bridges is charged with aggravated murder in the death of Cemia Dove.
May 10, 2013
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.
October 29, 2024
Wyoming Parole Board rejects commuting prison sentence for one of Matthew Shepard’s killers (exclusive)
Russell Henderson, one of two men convicted of the heinous hate crime, tried to have his double life sentence shortened.
September 18, 2024
Frank Mugisha Risks Everything For Silenced Ugandans
The Fighters: Frank Mugisha faces a violently homophobic society, but he works tirelessly to improve the lives of LGBT Ugandans.
July 31, 2014
Uganda Claims 'Jail the Gays' Law Not Meant to Punish Gays
The draconian legislation is just intended to curb the 'open promotion of homosexuality,' in the interest of protecting children, claims the Ugandan government.
July 7, 2014
REPORT: Tenfold Spike in Anti-LGBT Attacks in Uganda
Sexual Minorities Uganda reports more than 160 incidents of violence and harassment against Ugandans perceived to be LGBTI since the nation's parliament ratified the Anti-Homosexuality Act six months ago.
May 12, 2014
First LGBT Ugandans to Face Trial for Gay Sex
Two LGBT Ugandans will face a first-of-its-kind trial for violating a colonial-era penal code that prohibits 'carnal knowledge against the order of nature.'
May 6, 2014
A Proposed Law in This Country Would Require Citizens to Report LGBTQ+ People to Authorities
Introduced in 2021, this bill not only criminalizes LGBTQ relationships, but also those who support LGBTQ rights.
September 17, 2023
35 transgender and nonbinary people who died by violence in 2023
The epidemic of fatal violence against transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people continues.
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May 26, 2023