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Black Trans Woman and Gender-Nonconforming Gay Man Killed in Ohio Double Murder

Amiri Reid and Kejuan Richardson, both 21, were shot to death last month while driving around their city.

Ohio Woman Is 2017's Third Transgender Murder Victim

Jojo Striker was found shot to death in Toledo last week.

Ohio: LGBT Leaders, Politicians Call for Justice After Transgender Hate Crime

A leading transgender activist's brutal attack in Toledo, Ohio has drawn local and national attention.

Did an Antigay Church Force the Closure of a 30-Year-Old Gay Club?

Toledo's Bretz nightclub closed suddenly in December and is being replaced by a ministry that believes LGBT people are immoral.

'Christian' Judge in Ohio to Keep Refusing Same-Sex Marriages

Toledo Municipal Court Judge C. Allen McConnell refused to marry a lesbian couple Monday because of his religious convictions -- and will continue to do so unless the state Supreme Court intervenes.

Project Inauguration

Michelle Obama's inauguration dress by Cuban designer Isabel Toledo certainly turned heads. Students from Boston's School of Design shared with Advocate.com their original looks for the first lady.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Firing Over Antigay Speech

In its first day back in session, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an appeal of Dixon v. University of Toledo, involving an administrator who was fired for antigay remarks.

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Condemns 'Homophobic' Attacks Post-Shooting

Chicago's lesbian mayor is being critiqued for her response to the police killing of a 13-year-old, but she says some of the criticism is getting too personal.

Ohio Judges Can't Refuse to Wed Same-Sex Couples

A judge who cited his 'personal and Christian beliefs' in refusing to marry gay couples is told by Ohio's Supreme Court Board of Professional Conduct he doesn't get a choice.

WATCH: Trans Women Hate Crime Survivors Speak Out

Survivors Candice Milligan and Kimy Hartman got real with reporters following two separate, nearly fatal beatings.

Travon Free on His Oscar-Nominated Film and America's Violence

The bisexual filmmaker behind Two Distant Strangers discusses life in a country soaked in blood and hate.

LGBT Ohio Rebounds From the 2004 Marriage Amendment

LGBT people in Ohio suffered a stinging blow when the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage passed in 2004, but the episode also served as a call to action to activists across the state.

Alleged Victim Says Carving Antigay Slur on His Butt Was Consensual

A Madrid man changed his story on Wednesday. However, protests organized due to the original alleged attack went on as planned.

This Short Film Proves Love Is a Universal Language

A short Spanish pelicula created for a department store chain is just about perfect.

Catholic School Students Protest Forced Removal From Gay 'Nutcracker'

The administration of Notre Dame Academy issued an apology, but students still protested by painting the school's "spirit rock" in rainbow colors.