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After Pastor's Suicide, a Man Took to TikTok to Explain What It's Like to Be Outed

Former Republican lobbyist Ryan Adams reflects on his own painful experience with being outed in conservative circles in the aftermath of an Alabama mayor’s death.

Neo-Nazi Ex-Soldier Targets Drag Queen Story Hour in North Carolina

Previously, Jarrett William Smith was convicted of disturbing bomb-making instructions and was charged with encouraging the assassination of former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.

Cowgirl Creamery: Two Women at the Top of Their Game

In our partnership with StartOut, we regularly invite the group to highlight an LGBT entrepreneur. And this married couple is changing cheese-making.

Two teens arrested in assault that caused death of gay DJ Bryan Smith

Both are minors, and neither has been charged with murder, but they face assault charges and others. Additional charges are possible.

Alabama Mayor, Pastor Dies by Suicide After Being Involuntarily Outed as Transgender Woman

Smiths Station Mayor F.L. ‘Bubba’ Copeland’s death shocks a heartbroken community after a local news blog exposed his transgender identity.

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Bisexual Teen Dies by Suicide After Being Outed Online

Channing Smith revealed to friends that he was bisexual. Now his family fears prosecutors won't take action against those who outed him.

Conservative Media Outlet 1819 News Under Fire for Outing Alabama Mayor Who Died

The Alabama media outlet that outed Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, a Baptist preacher who died by suicide afterward, has come under harsh criticism.

Cindy Hyde-Smith's Opponent Wants an Apology for 'Hanging' Remark

Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith showed her true colors when she said she would attend a public lynching. 

Two Kansas City Cops Charged With Assaulting Transgender Woman

A grand jury says the officers used excessive force when arresting Brianna Hill in Kansas City, Mo., last year.

Pulse Survivors Join Students at Gun Control Rally

Survivors of the nightclub shooting are joining students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to call for change.

Suicide and the Question of Whether It’s Ever OK to Out Someone

The suicide of an Alabama mayor and pastor shows the cruelty of being outed and raises the question if outing someone is ever appropriate even as retribution for hypocrites.

Sinclair Broadcast Group: Porn, Prostitutes, and Propaganda

The big, powerful, pro-Trump broadcaster has a sordid history and a long history of political entanglements.

Trans Woman Murdered Outside Her Memphis Home

Last week, Alejandra Leos was found fatally shot several feet from her front door. On Sunday, police arrested Marshall Pegues and charged him with murder.

Trans man Tee Arnold shot to death in Florida

Arnold had posted on social media that his life was in danger.

Here are the 31 transgender Americans lost to violence in 2024

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.

Black Trans Woman Disaya Monaee Fatally Shot in Chicago Suburb

She is at least the 36th trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence this year, and the fourth in the Chicago region alone.