Ruby Corado, founder of LGBTQ+ nonprofit Casa Ruby, pleads guilty to wire fraud
The Washington, D.C. nonprofit shuttered its doors after she vanished with thousands of dollars.
JULY 18, 2024
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Casa Ruby Founder Resigns After Major Grant Loss, Blames 'The System'
"I realized that I cannot fight the system," Ruby Corado said. "The system is not meant to support people who are in need."
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Scandal Engulfs D.C. LGBTQ+ Nonprofit, Founder Vanishes
Ruby Corado, the organization's founder, has vanished without the staff knowing how to contact her.
JULY 18, 2022
America's LGBT Centers Are Under Attack
An attack in Washington, D.C., is the latest in terrifying trend, in which queer community centers have been shot at, smashed, and defaced since the presidential election.
MARCH 13, 2017
Mainstream Media Finally Pays Attention to Killings of Trans Women
On Nightline, Dominique Jackson of Pose joined Juju Chang to discuss the epidemic of violence against trans women of color.
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Minorities Are Under Attack. Trump Must Respond
Recent attacks on LGBT centers, mosques, and Jewish cemeteries highlight how different communities must stand together against hatred, writes HRC's Mary Beth Maxwell.
MARCH 15, 2017
Spicer: LGBT Attacks Are Not Linked to Anti-Trans Order
While the press secretary said President Trump would denounce the assaults on LGBT centers, he also shrugged off responsibility.
MARCH 16, 2017
Federal judge grants Casa Ruby founder Ruby Corado pre-trial release from D.C. jail
The transgender woman had been held in solitary confinement in the men’s section of the D.C. jail.
MARCH 13, 2024
LGBTQ+ Youth Shelter Lost Its Funds — Questions Arise Around Budget
Casa Ruby, founded in 2012, provides a variety of services to LGBTQ+ youth in Washington, D.C.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Making D.C. Less Scary for LGBT Youth
A new Pride campaign turns homemade art into beds and meals for beleaguered teens in the nation's capital.
JUNE 2, 2016
D.C. Activist Arrested on Trans Day of Resilience
Jes Grobman, a well-known trans activist in Washington, D.C. was jailed overnight after police arrested her at a rally she co-organized protesting violence against trans people.
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
Ashanti Carmon Is the Second Trans Woman Killed in 2019
She is the second known trans homicide victim this year.
APRIL 1, 2019
Trans Woman Wins Landmark Court Case in Zimbabwe
Ricky "Rikki" Nathanson won damages in her suit over unlawful arrest for using a women's restroom, and the court recognized that gender doesn't have to be binary.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Founder of D.C. LGBTQ+ nonprofit Casa Ruby arrested in Maryland after fleeing to El Salvador
The Department of Justice said that Ruby Corado was arrested after unexpectedly returning to the United States.
MARCH 7, 2024
D.C. Court Freezes LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Casa Ruby’s Bank Accounts
Ruby Corado, the founder of Casa Ruby, said she is not a criminal as a court sided with D.C.'s attorney general and froze the LGBTQ+ nonprofit's financial accounts.
AUGUST 3, 2022
LGBTQ+ Nonprofit, Beset by Scandal, Should Be Dismantled: Report
A receiver's report submitted to a D.C. court has also found evidence of "potential criminal misconduct" at Casa Ruby.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Gay Man Attacked by Mob in D.C.; Three Arrested
Also, in a separate incident over the weekend in the nation's capital, a man with a gun threatened transgender women.
JUNE 17, 2019
D.C. Woman Becomes 15th Trans Person Murdered in 2016
Deeniquia Dodds died Wednesday after having been shot July 4; police failed to disclose that a trans woman had been attacked for over a week.
JULY 16, 2016
Black Trans Folks: We Are the Keepers of Our Future
The hurdles to happiness and longevity for African-American transgender people are intimidating but not insurmountable, says Lourdes Ashley Hunter.
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
WATCH: Debunking the 'Surgery Is a Top Priority For Trans People' Myth
In a new series of videos, the Human Rights Campaign hopes to shine light on many of the myths surrounding trans health and well-being. In the first video, HRC tackles myths surrounding gender-confirming surgeries.
MARCH 13, 2014