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L.A. deputy sheriff pleads guilty to viciously assaulting transgender man

Joseph Benza III, 36, admitted to an incident in February, 2023 where he followed a transgender man in his car for nearly two miles before brutally attacking him.

World's Largest AIDS Organization Just Flushed Millions Down the Toilet

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation poured $5.5 million into a Los Angeles ballot initiative that has little to do with HIV. After AHF's measure went down in flames Tuesday, the organization has some explaining to do.

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S.F. Announces Jail Integration Plan for Trans Women

Trans women, currently housed in a separate unit, will be placed with other female prisoners if they wish to be.

With visibility comes violence: Increased awareness of transgender people leads to more hate crimes

Exclusive data shows in L.A. County and beyond, transgender people face increased risk of violent crimes as a result of their identity.

A Young Man's Death, a Wealthy Donor, and the Cost of Silence

A 26-year-old black man died of an overdose at Democratic donor Ed Buck's West Hollywood home -- and the story just gets more troubling from there. Why are the recipients of Buck's funds not returning the money?

Mega Predator Ed Buck Could Walk Free Today — Here’s What’s Happening

The Democratic donor was convicted in the deaths of Black gay men, injecting them with methamphetamine until they overdosed.

A night they can't remember, at one of the country's most popular LGBTQ+ bars

Many maintain that The Abbey in West Hollywood is the site of the most disorienting experience of their lives.

White Women, Black Gay Men: Different Victims, Different Response

Would America be up in arms if Harvey Weinstein abused black sex workers? The case of Gemmel Moore -- who died of an overdose at the home of a different Democratic donor -- suggests not.

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.

The Year in Queer

A month-by-month breakdown of the important LGBT news events of 2008.

LIVEBLOG: Election Day

Republicans have had an unthinkable night, with it becoming a real possibility the party will retain control of the Senate and House, while also winning the presidency.

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The 21 Trans Women Killed in 2015

As a new year dawns, activists continue to decry an 'epidemic' of fatal violence directed at transgender women.

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