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Gay men's chorus member killed in suspected Texas road rage attack — family and police seek help

Edward Espino, 47, was found shot in a stopped car on Interstate 35 that was subsequently struck from behind by another vehicle.

World's first out gay imam shot to death in South Africa

Activists fear the attack on Muhsin Hendricks was a hate crime.

Transgender youth are terrified of Donald Trump — but they're not losing hope (exclusive)

Ahead of the inauguration, The Advocate asked young trans people about the biggest challenges facing them – and what the rest of us can do to help.

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

Her former boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder.

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.

5 key takeaways from the vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance

JD Vance is in denial about a lot of things, including about the January 6 insurrection.

A gay photographer was brutally murdered in Twin Peaks. His killers have finally been convicted

Lamonte Mims and and Fantasy Decuir, both 27, were convicted Thursday in the 2017 killing of Ed French, 71.

Transgender woman killed by L.A. police after calling for help

Linda Becerra Moran said she had been kidnapped. A police officer shot her after telling her to drop a knife.

Black Latine trans woman Ra'Lasia Wright fatally shot in Minneapolis

She was one of at least 31 trans Americans who died by violence in 2024.

Black trans woman Cameron Thompson, 18, shot to death in Alabama

A juvenile suspect has been charged with murder. Her family believes her death was a hate crime.

​Gay Dem who represents district of Wisconsin school shooting demands action, not just ‘thoughts and prayers’

Several were killed in the shooting and more are injured, some critically.

Man sentenced to life for hate-crime murder of trans woman Dime Doe

A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman, in the first federal trial for a hate crime based on the victim’s perceived gender identity.

D.C. man convicted of shooting transgender woman after sex act

Jerry Tyree was found guilty of aggravated assault while armed and several other charges.

The Apalachee shooter made anti-trans threats. Right-wingers are still lying that he's trans

Fourteen-year-old Colt Gray is not transgender, but conservatives are still lying about his identity to score political points in the wake of four people's murders.

Black transgender woman Amyri Dior fatally shot in Milwaukee

Her death is being investigated as a homicide.

Black trans woman Tahiry Broom killed in Michigan

Broom was fatally shot February 9 in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Southfield.

Jesse Watters calls LGBTQ+ people 'nuts' for buying guns ahead of Trump's second term

The Fox News host has championed purchasing firearms for self defense, but he thinks LGBTQ+ people who do it are "nuts."

Matt Gaetz can 'f**k off' for alleging Wisconsin shooter was transgender, gay Rep. Mark Pocan says

Gaetz contributed to the baseless right-wing buzz around the school shooting in Pocan's district.

Shooting at LGBTQ+ bathhouse in Pittsburgh leaves man in critical condition

Law enforcement responded to reports of a man with a firearm threatening people inside Club Pittsburgh early Friday morning.

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.

Ohio transgender woman Kassim Omar dies from 2022 shooting injuries

Omar had fled Somalia in search of a better life in the U.S. The shooting left her paralyzed.