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Suspect Arrested in Vandalism at Two Orlando LGBTQ+ Centers

Murals at the centers were spray-painted with hateful graffiti and images.

Florida Police Investigating After Murals Defaced Outside 2 LGBTQ+ Centers

Someone defaced one writing that children need to be saved from “trans lies.”

White Supremacists Deface Pulse Mural at Orlando LGBTQ+ Center

The central Florida LGBTQ+ center also saw its phone lines cut around the same time.

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.

Pulse Memorial Set on Fire by Unidentified Vandal

The onePULSE Foundation released the video in hopes of helping police identify the suspect.

​Windows Shot Out at Orlando Gay Bar​

Police have distributed security footage of the shooting that targeted a complex with several queer venues.

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Defacing Pride Streetscape

A viral video shows him burning tire marks into the pavement. The painting had been unveiled a day earlier as a memorial to those lost in the 2016 Pulse massacre.

YouTuber Claims He Did Not Lie About Antigay Attack

British YouTuber Calum McSwiggan could face up to a year in jail if convicted of filing a false police report.

Mass. Neighborhood Goes Rainbow After Vandals Steal Pride Flag

After a same-sex couple's home in Natick, Mass. was vandalized, neighbors unfurled a moving display of LGBT support.

What States Have the Most Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes?

A report by the ADL and GLAAD tracked the U.S. states with the most anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the last year.

Florida man arrested for defacing Pride intersection painted to honor Pulse nightclub victims

It’s the second time the intersection, dedicated to survivors and victims of the Pulse massacre, has been defaced.

Orlando Chick-fil-A Ditches Corporate Homophobia for a Day

At least one local restaurant opened on Sunday to offer free food to blood donors.

Did Orlando Shooter Have 'Roid Rage'?

Leaked autopsy results on Omar Mateen show evidence of steroid use, but investigators aren't yet sure if it played a role in his rampage.

How Pulse Forged a Lasting Partnership Between Muslims and LGBTs

Trump tried to pit LGBT people against an entire religion. We refused to take the bait.

You Tell Us: Are LGBT Hate Crimes on the Rise?

Help The Advocate document the hate targeting our community.

Nice Speech, But What Are You Going to Do?

Utah's lieutenant governor made a speech that went viral, but will he take his pro-LGBT message to his anti-LGBT boss?

Pulse Needs to Become a Museum, Not Rubble

Some are calling for the nightclub -- site of one of our community's worst tragedies -- to be torn down. Sara Grossman, who lost her best friend there, says that's not the answer.

In Courthouse Interview, Gay YouTuber Defends Against Police Charges

In an exclusive interview with The Advocate, Calum McSwiggan says he is “appalled” at the criminal charge against him.

Results: 30 LGBT Races to Watch

Read up on the queer candidates who ran for their political lives.

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