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Conservative school board candidates handed humiliating loss in St. Louis area

Out of 13 candidates endorsed by local right-wing radio talk show host Marc Cox, zero won their races this week.

Brooklyn Man Convicted of Committing Hate Crime Against Sandy

A jury convicted a Brooklyn, N.Y., man of manslaughter and on hate-crimes charges Friday for an attack on a gay victim at a remote city beach that led to the victim's death. John Fox was one of two young men on trial for their roles in the assault on Michael Sandy, who was ambushed and chased into traffic during a mugging a year ago. A car struck Sandy as he fled onto Brooklyn's Belt Parkway, fatally injuring him.

Three Men Sentenced in Hate-Related Death of NYC Gay Man

Three men convicted of beating a New York City gay man and then chasing him onto a highway where he was struck by a car and killed were sentenced to prison on Tuesday, prosecutors said. All three had been part of what prosecutors called a hate-inspired robbery scheme. On October 8, 2006, they found Michael Sandy in an Internet chat room frequented by gay men, lured him out to Brooklyn's remote Plum Beach with a promise of a date, and then attacked him. When Sandy tried to escape, he was hit by a car on the Belt Parkway.

Sandy Case Shows Brutal Plotting

The 2006 death of Michael Sandy shows how the Internet can abused by predators -- especially those targeting gay men.

Bail denied for accused attacker in Sandy case

Bail was denied on Wednesday for Anthony Fortunato, one of the three remaining defendants facing trial in the October death of gay man Michael Sandy.

Defendants in Sandy case to be tried for hate crime

A judge ruled Thursday that three men accused in Michael Sandy's death can be prosecuted for a hate crime without evidence that they were motivated by hatred for gay men, The New York Times reported.

Church Apologizes to North Carolinians for Abusers of Religion

See the Billboard Apology a Church Bought in North Carolina

Four men arrested in attack of New York gay man

Four men who allegedly lured a gay man to a remote pickup spot in New York City to rob him only to see him hit by a car after he tried to escape were arrested Tuesday night.

Frameline Announces Program for World's Largest LGBTQ+ Film Festival

The festival's theme this year is "The Coast Is Queer."

Gun Violence Generates Panic Across America on Independence Day

There were more than a dozen mass shootings across the United States over the July 4 holiday weekend.

Frameline Directors Talk the World's Longest-Running LGBTQ Film Festival

The San Francisco-based festival is a staple of Pride month and a hub for queer cinema.

Ex-nurse found guilty in dismemberment murders

Former nurse Richard W. Rogers Jr. (pictured) was found guilty of the early-1990s dismemberment murders of a gay man and a bisexual man, whose body parts were dumped along New Jersey highways.

Arrest in Hate-Crime Attack on Howard Stern Regular

The suspect reportedly yelled "I'm going to cut off your schmeckle" at the victim, using a Yiddish word for penis. 

Florida Traffic Sign Hacked to Display 'Kill All Gays'

The incident occurred on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.

Hate Crimes in Black and White

It could have been you; it could have been me.

Different for Girls: Top 5 Offbeat Lesbian Meccas

What's a girl to do once she's crossed off San Francisco, New York, West Hollywood, and Portland, and done the Dinah to death? It's time to trot to these off-radar, lesbian hotspots.

LGBT Catholics Welcome Pope to Philly

Queer Catholics, marriage equality supporters and allies gathered in the City of Brotherly Love, where the pope arrived Saturday for the last stop of his U.S. visit.

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