Utah House passes bill that restricts all trans people's use of bathrooms in the state — and threatens jail
H.B. 257 would not only ban transgender folks from many public facilities but also call for jail time.
January 24, 2024
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Ala. City's New Anti-Trans Law Is Nation's Most Terrifying
The new ordinance imposes a $500 fine and up to six months in jail for trans people caught using the restroom that matches their gender identity.
April 27, 2016
Gay Men Jailed for 'Unnatural Act' in Senegal
Two gay men in the West African nation were convicted of criminal charges and sentenced to six months in jail for an 'unnatural act' after neighbors alerted authorities that they lived together.
February 3, 2014
Brock Turner's Jail Time for Sexual Assault to Be Cut by Half
Turner, a former Stanford University student who received the light sentence of six months for the assault, now will be released after three months.
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August 29, 2016
Five Malaysians Sentenced to Caning, Jail for Attempting Gay Sex
The South Asian nation appears to be continuing a crackdown on its LGBTQ population.
November 8, 2019
Black Trans Woman Awarded $1.5M Over ‘Bogus’ Drug Charge and Arrest
The woman was arrested in 2015 after police officers said a stress ball in her purse contained cocaine. It didn't.
February 23, 2022
San Diego Man Pleads Guilty to Spreading HIV
The 30-year-old lied to his partner about his status, prosecutors say.
March 11, 2015
Trump Pardons Racist Criminal Joe Arpaio
The president has made it clear -- he's declaring war on minorities.
August 25, 2017
Soldier has ceremonial badge restored after being jailed and discharged for gay kiss in 1983
Steve Close was forced to register as a sex offender after he was caught kissing another soldier in the barracks.
June 21, 2024
Military funeral–picketing bill goes to Kansas governor
Antigay pastor Fred Phelps apparently doesn't enjoy a home-state advantage in his desire to use the picketing of military funerals as a way of condemning homosexuality--Kansas is about to pass a law restricting what many consider an abuse of freedom of speech.
March 31, 2007
GOP Politician: Gay Character in 'Cruella' Ruined My Childhood
Omar Navarro, a convicted stalker and perennial long-shot candidate against California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, doesn't like the drag queen on Blue's Clues either.
June 1, 2021
Islamophobia, Homophobia in Omar Sharif Jr.'s Sights
The fight against Islamophobia is part of a quest for the "movable middle" that LGBT people have long sought, argues activist Omar Sharif Jr.
December 23, 2015
Four Texas teens charged over Grindr gunpoint robbery and assault
The alleged victim only escaped after frantically waving down a passing police officer.
June 6, 2024
Shonda Rhimes Blasts 'Dumbass' Anti-Trans Bills
The Grey's Anatomy creator had a message for the "dumbasses" who support "bathroom bills."
April 28, 2016
Anti-Immigrant Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Convicted of Criminal Contempt of Court
The longtime sheriff of Maricopa County had persisted in ordering hunts for undocumented immigrants after a federal judge ordered him not to.
July 31, 2017
Colorado judge blasts MAGA election denier Tina Peters during sentencing: ‘You are a charlatan’
The judge did not hold back, and the internet thanked him.
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