Mistrial declared in case of missing Black gay Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee
Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr. is still charged with capital murder and remains out on his $250,000 bond.
DECEMBER 12, 2024
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
ole miss
Trial Date Set for Suspect Accused of Killing Gay Ole Miss Student
Prosecutors say Sheldon Timothy Herrington killed Jimmie “Jay” Lee to keep their relationship a secret.
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Op-ed: Is Mississippi the Final Frontier?
Why Mississippi could put other states to shame when it comes to getting across-the-board equality.
OCTOBER 18, 2013
Go, Terri, Go!
As a young man, J.T. Hayes was one of the most promising race car drivers in the South. Now J.T. is Terri O'Connell, a fierce woman preparing a second act to rival the first.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
Op-ed: En Stonewall, a Lo Hecho, Pecho
La difusion de la pelicula Stonewall no contribuye a la habilitacion de las comunidades LGBT Latinas, ni de otras comunidades LGBT de color.
AUGUST 26, 2015
Missing gay Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee declared legally dead weeks before murder trial begins
Here’s everything you need to know about Lee and his alleged killer Sheldon Timothy Herrington.
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Man accused of killing gay Ole Miss student wants trial location changed
The attorney for Sheldon Herrington Jr., says his client can’t get a fair trial because of the negative publicity his case has received.
JUNE 9, 2024
Shepard Smith: No Problems Being Out at Fox News
Smith, who officially came out last year, said, "I didn't think I was in."
MAY 11, 2017
Amy Ray’s New 'Subway' Video Is Nostalgic for Young Queer Love, NYC
The Indigo Girls' Amy Ray gets nostalgic for young lesbian love and playing music in New York City in the ’80s in her new song “Subway” while paying homage to famed DJ Rita Houston. And The Advocate has the exclusive video premiere.
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Pooing Fabric
Season 4 of Project Runway begins. And that means Dave White sits around with friends and eats cupcakes and passes judgment.
NOVEMBER 16, 2007
Ole Miss Athletes Harass Laramie Project Cast
Football players at the University of Mississippi heckled cast members during a production of The Laramie Project, prompting university officials to apologize on Thursday.
OCTOBER 4, 2013
Gay Black Student's Killing Terrifies Ole Miss Community
Jimmie "Jay" Lee was well known in the college town of Oxford for his drag performances.
AUGUST 16, 2022
WATCH: Broadway's 'Big Fish' Supports Heckled Ole Miss Laramie Project Cast
After students in the audience hurled sexist and homophobic slurs at the student actors in an Ole Miss production of The Laramie Project, cast members from the new Broadway show Big Fish offered words of support.
OCTOBER 7, 2013
Judy Shepard Laments Lack of Progress on LGBT Acceptance
Fifteen years after her gay son, Matthew, was murdered, Judy Shepard reflects on how much hasn't change.
OCTOBER 13, 2013
Dear Texas Exposes Heartbreak of Trans Parenthood
A brilliant new play premiering at this weekend’s Your True Gender conference in San Luis Obispo, Calif., dramatizes the pain of a trans parent who loses custody of her son.
OCTOBER 8, 2015
My Mississippi Coming-Out Party
You can go home again, writes EastSiders' Kit Williamson.
MARCH 8, 2016
The Best Twitter Takes on Gay Captain America, Lesbian Elsa
Come on, Marvel and Disney, don't make us beg.
JUNE 2, 2016