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Trump attacked people with mental disabilities and trans Americans then promoted a violent purge

Online reactions ranged from shocked and horrified to expected.

Antigay Purge Flares Up in Chechnya, Activists Say

The Russian republic's antigay crackdown has been going on for two years, but there has been a spike in detentions since December.

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Chechen Warlord Who Assisted in Antigay Purge Killed in Ukraine

His security operatives have been involved in interrogating detained LGBTQ+ people, according to human rights groups.

Trump Hires Bush-Era Official Who Led a Gay Purge

James Renne was a key player in a scandalous 2004 purge of gay employees in the Office of Special Counsel.

LGBTQ+ History: When NOW Purged Lesbians From Its Feminist Movement

This the history of Betty Friedan, "feminine feminists" and the Lavender Menace.

Trump's DOD censored the Enola Gay. Here's 11 things his moronic DEI purge could also remove

Just what is next after censoring the Enola Gay? We have some predictions equally ridiculous to real life.

A pink purge?

As a young Republican, Eric Johnson, 35, helped get Mark Foley elected to the Florida state senate. Now he's the openly gay chief of staff for Democratic U.S. representative Robert Wexler of Florida and a star of the Sundance Channel's docu-series The Hill. And he's got a lot to say about the Foley scandal and gays in Congress.

Survivor of Chechen 'Gay Purge' Is Kidnapped by Father in Russia

Zelimkhan Akhmadov was put on a wanted list after he fled for his life.

Chechen Man Reportedly Caught in Gay Purge Will Sue for Slander

Bekkhan Yusupov says he's not gay and assertions that he is destroyed his reputation.

One Year Later, Chechnya's 'Gay Purge' Remains Uninvestigated

Human rights groups are still calling on Russia to act in response to reports of gay concentration camps.

Georgia School's LGBTQ+ Book Purge Violated Students' Rights: DOE

According to the Department of Education, the school system has entered into a resolution agreement to remedy the damage its prior actions had on students.

Virginia voter registration portal outage fuels election concerns amid lawsuit over Youngkin’s roll purges

Voters were met with a message indicating they weren’t registered when trying to access the Citizen Portal.

Russian Investigation Found No LGBT People, Violence in Chechnya

A representative told the United Nations there was no evidence of a "gay purge."

Purging the gays McCarthy style

The scapegoating of gay people in light of the scandal surrounding disgraced former congressman Mark Foley is nothing new. It is a tactic honed in the dark days of the Cold War during the McCarthy-led "purge of the perverts."

'The Fruit Machine' Illuminates Canada's Gay Purge

The new documentary shares the horrifying recent history we need to know.

Canada to Give $110 Million to 'Gay Purge' Victims

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an apology and an unprecedented promise of financial compensation.

Women Being Sexually Assaulted in Chechnya's Anti-LGBTQ Purge

Women are being raped with "electric shock sticks," activists say.

Russian Christians 'purge' gay cruise waters

More than 200 Orthodox and right-wing Russians sailed an icon-bedecked ship down the Moscow River on Sunday to "cleanse" the waters after a gay cruise took the same route the night before.

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Archival Docs Illustrate Feds' 'Obsessive Effort' to Purge Gay Employees

While the federal government no longer discriminates against gay workers, it once went to great lengths to rid itself of them -- and a group is gathering historical materials related to that effort.