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Sedarbaum, the widower of cartoonist Howard Cruse, has been called the grandfather of the Queens LGBTQ+ movement. He worked against hate crimes and for inclusive education.
The executive director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project shares the organization's plan to keep drag queen story hours fun and safe in the wake of white supremacist attacks.
Forty-nine people were killed in Orlando, double the amount of all LGBT homicides reported in 2015. None of these killings are acceptable, a new report reminds us.
Victoria Cruz was just honored by the Justice Department for her work with abuse survivors.
We must do more than remember the tragedy, the president says; we must address gun violence and anti-LGBTQ+ hate.
The act, reauthorized this week in a bill signed by President Biden, now includes a grant program designed to aid LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence.
Tuesday morning's murder of Penny Proud has trans advocates outraged about the year's particularly deadly start for trans women of color.
The event will be livestreamed free October 18, with donations suggested to benefit NewFest and the New York City Anti-Violence Project.
"We cannot allow the continuation of a narrative that the way of life of white people is threatened by the presence and humanity of people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and all the others," says Beverly Tillery.
A new national report sees some improvement in the response to such violence along with a need for far more to be done.
As of May, the rate of antigay hate crimes in New York are already double the rates of 2012.
A national group that works to combat violence is speaking out on this week's fatal beating of Ricky Griffin in Dallas.
The U.S. has not offered asylum to any Chechen fleeing anti-LGBTQ persecution and has become increasingly hostile to those seeking it.
The Empire actor has been charged with falsifying a police report regarding his own alleged hate-crime attack.
Beverly Tillery of the New York City Anti-Violence Project wants her trans sisters to know she has their backs.
The time is now to step up against violence targeting LGBTQ people and other marginalized populations, says the leader of the New York City Anti-Violence Project.
Hate-related homicides of LGBT people were up 86 percent from 2016, and political rhetoric is partly to blame, says a new report.
Layleen Cubilette-Polanco was in custody for a misdemeanor offense when she was found dead in a cell.
