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Donald Trump threatens Liz Cheney with guns 'trained on her face:' The full context

Trump said during an onstage discussion with disgraced Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Liz Cheney would not be a "war hawk" if "guns are trained on her face."

Conservative Anti-LGBTQ+ Trolls Cause Threats of School Violence

Right-wing media outlets have targeted the Biden administration's support for LGBTQ+ students.

Study: Most LGBTQ+ Adults Have Faced Threats of Violence

Researchers say it is the first nationally representative dataset focusing on LGBTQ+ people survey of its kind.

Black Trans Men Face a Constant Threat of Police Violence

Scant attention is paid to the myriad dangers Black trans men face from the police.

Threats of violence could stop Jerusalem gay pride parade

A week before a planned gay pride parade in Jerusalem, Orthodox Jews are warning of violence, and a government minister said the march might have to be scrapped.

Ohio Family Says Rainbow Flag Stolen From Porch, Burned

"It's an act of violence, it's a threat," said Michele Fitzpatric.

Former YouTube Employees: Threats From Video Creators Not Rare

Threats of violence against the platform are common, say former employees.

Southern Poverty Law Center adds Libs of TikTok creator to extremist hate watchlist

Chaya Raichik’s inclusion on hate watchlist comes after her posts have been linked to bomb threats and other threats of violence.

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IT's Gay Bashing Scene Is Porn for Homophobes

The gratuitous opening scene unnecessarily traumatizes queer viewers already familiar with a constant threat of violence.

Pulse Copycat Shootings Reportedly Thwarted in Several Locations

Barcelona is only the most recent threat of mass violence against LGBT people following the June tragedy.

Op-ed: Justice in Jamaica Is Sparse If You're LGBT

The threats of violence that preceded withdrawal of a lawsuit demanding equality from Jamaica's Supreme Court underscore the plight of LGBT people in the island nation.

Pennsylvania Drag Queen Story Hour canceled amid bomb concerns

A planned library event in Lancaster became the latest target of right-wing extremists who forced its cancellation through threats of violence.

Bernie Sanders Condemns Violence at Nevada Gathering

The senator from Vermont denounced the threats, violence and vandalism that erupted but defended his supporters and echoed their complaint that the convention had been mishandled.

Paintings With Muslim Clerics in Gay Settings Cause Uproar in Pakistan

School officials at the National College of the Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, received threats of violence after publishing a series of paintings depicting Muslim clerics with homoerotic undertones.

How One S. African Mosque Treats Gays, Women, Christians

Despite threats of violence, the first sermon at an inclusive new Open Mosque near Cape Town, South Africa, was delivered without incident Friday.

Did Brazilian Cops Cover Up This Trans Teen's Murder?

Laura Vermont, 18, died of suspicious head trauma. A 'witness' alleges two military police officers coerced him, under threat of violence, not to implicate them.

12 Victims of Homophobia, Transphobia

While times are changing for LGBT people, we still face the threat of violence simply because of who we are. On International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we remember some of the most high-profile victims of hate.

Michigan man sentenced to federal prison for threatening to kill 'LGBT freaks'

Randall Robert Berka II, 31, was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for a comment he made on his YouTube account called "@killthefeds420."

7 Times White House's Karine Jean-Pierre Was a Total Badass

For Lesbian Visibility Week, we salute one of the nation's most visible lesbians, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who uses her platform to stand against bigotry.