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Montana Transgender Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s Girlfriend Foils SWATting Attempt

Somebody sent local police a message claiming Erin Reed was being held hostage.

Ky. Gay Couple Wanted to Marry, Got Cops Instead

A gay couple in Morehead, Ky., were denied a marriage license Monday by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis -- and they filmed the encounter while local police were called.

Speaker Mike Johnson bans trans people from all single-sex bathrooms at U.S. House

The GOP is doubling down on bigotry instead of addressing the concerns of the American people.

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The N.Y. Times Says Police Belong at Pride. Many Disagree

A Times editorial calling the limitation of police presence "a misstep" has drawn outrage.

Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts

Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.

Florida Transgender Veteran Kicked Out of VA Medical Center Bathroom

She says she was made to suffer the indignity of being kicked out of the bathroom on federal property.

NYPD Accused of Assaulting Gay Man During Pride

In a new federal lawsuit, Jacob Alejandro says New York Police Department officers broke his ribs and used antigay slurs toward him as he tried to leave the city's Pride celebration in 2014.

Act Locally to End Anti-Black, Anti-LGBTQ Police Violence

Isaiah Brown didn't need to be shot 10 times by the people paid to protect him.

Mexican Police Release Gay Couple After Crowd Gathers in Support

The two men were arrested on a Mexican beach after kissing.

Christian Cooper, Black Victim of Racist NYC Incident, Is a Gay Editor

Christian Cooper captured another white person weaponizing the police against POC.

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Mother of Pulse Victim Demands Accountability for Club, Foundation

Christine Leinonen, a party to a lawsuit against Pulse owners, called for an audit of the onePULSE Foundation.

Closeted and under fire

After a year of fighting in Iraq, an anonymous gay soldier gives Advocate readers a remarkably intimate account of what it's like being a gay officer in a war zone

Danica Roem Is First Out Trans Person Reelected to a State Legislature

Roem made history in 2017 with her election to Virginia's House of Delegates, and she made history again Tuesday.

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Laying down the law

On two separate occasions, Dwight O'Neal had negative run-ins with the New York Police Department. Was it because he's a young gay black man?

Donald Trump Backtracks on Orlando Gun Comments

 “When I said that if, within the Orlando club, you had some people with guns, I was obviously talking about additional guards or employees,” said Trump.

Trans Activist Jailed at NYC Protest, Charged with Bullhorn Possession

Joel Rivera was shoved to the ground while wearing a ball gown and heels.

WATCH: Brooklyn Man Accuses Police of Hate Crime, Attempt to Conceal Evidence

Jabbar Campbell, beaten by police responding to a noise complaint at his party last weekend, says they tampered with a surveillance camera in an effort to conceal the attack.

Attacker Injures Two at Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly's Virginia Office

Two staff members were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Gov. Pat McCrory Declares State of Emergency Following Charlotte Protests

Protests rocked Charlotte for a second night following a police shooting. 

The former Marine who helped end DADT predicts the road ahead for LGBTQ+ service members

Trump’s Defense nominee Hegseth’s anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and the House passing the anti-trans defense spending bill mean that the assault on LGBTQ+ soldiers is just beginning.