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police brutality
'The Obituary of Tunde Johnson' Fights the Cycle of Police Brutality
Director Ali LeRoi and writer Stanley Kalu discuss the drama about a Black gay teen who is forced to relive his death at the hands of law enforcement.
AUGUST 29, 2020
Rudy Guiliani: 'It's a Shame' Beyoncé Protested Police Brutality
The former mayor of New York criticized the "Formation" singer's performance at the VMAs, saying, "I saved more black lives than any of those people you saw onstage."
AUGUST 29, 2016
NYC Gay Activist Reported Dead After Attack
Lou Rispoli was taken off life support after injuries sustained during an attack in Queens, but it remains unclear whether the assault was an antigay hate crime.
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OCTOBER 26, 2012
Salvadoran Trans Man Says He Was Brutalized by Police After Pride Parade
Aldo Alexander Pena leaked pictures to social media of his disfigured face after police, he says, broke his eye socket while arresting him on false charges.
JULY 14, 2015
Illinois police say 11 teens brutally beat men they targeted using a gay dating app
The teens all face multiple felonies for the July attacks.
JANUARY 1, 2025
Black Cat Shows Protest Makes Progress
The man who organized a protest 50 years ago against police brutality was thanked publicly by police.
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
A queer pro-Palestine protester was shoved by a police officer. Now she's been charged (exclusive)
The protester shoved by an Orlando police officer in a viral clip tells The Advocate what happened at the Queers for Palestine rally, and what comes next.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
A Shared Fight: Police Brutality in the LGBTQ+ And Black Communities
Resistance to police brutality is intertwined with the Civil Rights and LGBTQ+ movements. Together, we must end it.
AUGUST 19, 2020
5 Ways to Support Protesters of Police Brutality Against Black People
Protesting is one way to support those fighting on the frontlines. But that's just the beginning.
JUNE 2, 2020
Op-ed: It's Time All LGBTs Care About Police Brutality
With a police scandal rocking Baltimore, an African-American HRC staffer recounts her own terrifying encounter with an officer.
APRIL 23, 2015
Why Is the Video Never Enough? Asks Trevor Noah Regarding Police Shootings
When will America admit police brutality is a problem?
JULY 8, 2016
Staten Island Man: I Was Victim of Antigay Police Attack
Louis Falcone says police brutally beat him and hurled antigay slurs at him.
AUGUST 1, 2015
JD Vance's trans ex-friend: Republicans don't hate trans people, they're just 'engaging in opportunism'
"I know that because [Vance] was very loving and respectful of a trans person in his life, and is now choosing to use trans kids as a political ploy," Sofia Nelson said.
JULY 31, 2024
A cop allegedly shot and killed his Lyft driver, claiming he was being kidnapped for a 'gay fraternity'
Koby Minor has been charged with murder and aggravated assault after allegedly shooting 35-year-old Reginald Folks to death in his car.
MAY 17, 2024
D.C. Police Search for Attackers in Brutal Gay Bashing
Two men were kicked and beaten after leaving a gay bar on the U Street Corridor.
APRIL 18, 2018
RuPaul's 2016 Thoughts on Black Lives Matter and Police Brutality
The Black gay public figure has been silent on the current protests -- but here are his past views.
JUNE 9, 2020
Brazilian Trans Woman Brutalized By Police Proves 'We Are All Veronica'
Images of Veronica Bolina's disfigured face have gone viral, sparking a #SomosTodosVeronica movement against Brazilian police brutality.
MAY 1, 2015
Florida Police Arrest Man For Brutal Murder of Trans Woman London Price
Price was pistol-whipped and then shot dead in broad daylight in front of her grandmother last week.
OCTOBER 31, 2023
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