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Florida man charged with hate crime after killing a gay man in a dog park

Authorities have explained why it took prosecutors weeks to bring charges against Gerald Declan Radford who is accused of killing John Walter Lay.

Judge Rejects 'Stand Your Ground' Claim Made in Savage Antigay Attack

Four men are suspected of brutally assaulting a gay couple during Miami Pride weekend in 2018.

Arkansas Sen. Stephanie Flowers to Male Peers: You Going to 'Shoot Me?'

In a hearing on a proposed pro-gun law, Arkansas state senator Stephanie Flowers refused to be silenced and walked away victorious.

Antigay Protesters Vow to Ignore Marriage Equality Laws

Two conservative presidential candidates, a disgraced former congressman, antigay pastors, and the Duggar family are among those who vow to defy the Supreme Court.

White LGBTs: We Need Your Help With Police Harassment

No rational person condones the shooting of officers, but that doesn't mean things don't have to change with how African-Americans are treated by police. All LGBTs should empathize with that sentiment.

Be Killed or Be Caged?

For LGBT people of color or those from low-income backgrounds, there are seemingly two choices when faced with a violent situation: take the harm lying down, or fight back and face time behind bars.

Fighting to Free Ky Peterson on Trans Liberation Tuesday

Advocates are organizing to bring awareness to the black trans man's plight and hopefully see him pardoned by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. 

The Year In Hashtags

Or, the three words that defined 2014, according to our entirely unscientific research.

LGBTQ Asian-American Org.: Brunei Stoning Law 'Vicious,' 'Abhorrent'

The National Queer Asian Pacific Alliance wants to know why the Sultan of Brunei passed the most dehumanizing antigay law in decades.

7 takeaways from Kamala Harris’s Ellipse speech to ‘turn the page’ on Donald Trump

More than 75,000 people gathered to hear the vice president’s closing argument for an America under her leadership.

Trying to block Mr. Bloch

Congress should not be tinkering with a law that's in perfectly good shape already--and that five administrations have interpreted to protect lesbian and gay federal employees from job discrimination

Op-ed: Missing the Point in Ferguson

We must seek to understand the ways in which oppression is a shared burden that ignores racial and orientation boundaries.

Republicans Use Kim Davis to Score Points for President

The Kentucky clerk is becoming the symbol of religious freedom that Republicans had been looking for.

How LGBTQ+ Rights and Reproductive Freedom Are Forever Linked

The Supreme Court's stamp of approval in the recent Texas reproductive rights legislation puts the future of marriage equality on shaky ground. 

Oklahoma School District Inundated With Bomb Threats After Libs of TikTok Tweet

Experts have described the tactics employed by Chaya Raichik, who runs the account, as stochastic terrorism.

Drag Doesn't Kill People — Guns Do

Tennessee legislators are passing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation while loosening gun laws, ignoring the real cause of violence.

WATCH: Tom Delay Promises to Fight Against Gay Rights to 'Bitter End'

The former House majority leader claims to love those who 'have chosen to be homosexuals' but 'abhor the sin.'

Video Shows Tyre Nichols Beaten by Officers Now Charged in His Death

A brutal beating, cries for his mom, and a 23-minute delay in aid are just some of what the video shows.

Federal court hears same-sex marriage case

Two gay California men will ask a federal court this week to declare they have a right to marry, but gay rights leaders aren't happy about it