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Retired firefighter and veteran comes out as gay — in his obituary

Edward Thomas Ryan apologized for not having had the courage to come out in life, but the mistreatment he saw gay people experience deterred him.

Love Stories Ron Buckmire and Dean Elzinga

Back in 1991 the Internet was only for geeks and grad students. Ron Buckmire, who was studying applied mathematics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York, was both. When Buckmire visited Los Angeles that year, his welcoming committee included Dean Elzinga, who was studying mathematical logic at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Guilty Verdict in Murder of Trans Woman Ahsid Hemingway-Powell

A jury in Albany, N.Y., convicted Iaeir Robinson of second-degree murder in the death of Hemingway-Powell, a recent college graduate who planned to become a physician assistant.

Anger Over SCOTUS Decision Lands N.C. Man In Jail

Police in Charlotte arrested a North Carolina man after patrons of a gay bar say he caused a ruckus about the Supreme Court decision.

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