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Gay Couple Beaten by Homophobic Gang Armed With Nail-Spiked Piece of Wood

The gang reportedly threatened “I know where you live” and “I will kill you.”

Police Say Conn. Man Beaten to Death Because Attacker Thought He Was Gay

Video of the attack shows the victim being thrown headfirst off an elevated ramp.

Two Arrested for Assaulting Lesbians at Six Flags Park

The young couple say a woman, joined by a friend, yelled homophobic slurs before punching and kicking one victim to the ground and pulling out a knife.

Republican Attacks on LGBTQ+ Educators and Students Will Set Us Back 40 Years

"It is time to advocate for the real needs of our students and to stop playing politics," says Democratic Rep. Mark Takano of California.

Op-ed: Yes, the Philly Attack Was a Hate Crime

We must fight for fully inclusive hate-crimes laws in Pennsylvania and beyond, says Rep. Brian Sims.

Field of Dreams

In the broccoli and strawberry fields of central California, LGBT farmworkers face everything from violence to cuts in pay simply for being who they are. How one woman and a cutting-edge legal project are leading the fight for justice.

Field of Dreams

In the broccoli and strawberry fields of central California, LGBT farmworkers face everything from violence to cuts in pay simply for being who they are. How one woman and a cutting-edge legal project are leading the fight for justice.

Putin's Horror Moves West, Thanks to His Protege

If you want to see America's possible future, read up on modern Russian history.

Getting to Know the Real Matthew Shepard

Shepard's father and the director of a new documentary talk about why it's important that we remember him.

Gay Good Samaritan Beaten Outside Columbus, Ohio, Bar

Chris Ashcraft was assaulted outside an Ohio gay bar after offering to help a man who claimed to be having trouble with his car.

Men Viciously Attack Group of LGBTQ+ Women in Florida

A group of queer women have spoken out after they were attacked on the streets of Miami.

Florida Men Arrested in Brutal Beating of Group of LGBTQ+ Women

Two men have been arrested and charged with battery with prejudice for assaulting a group of LGBTQ+ women in November.

Six sentenced in attack on gay men in Santa Fe

A judge told Gabriel Maturin and Isaiah Medina (pictured), the two men deemed most responsible for last year's beatings of two gay men in Santa Fe, N.M., that "you need to see the inside of the penitentiary."

Trans Woman Beaten Among Rash of Brooklyn Hate Crimes

A Bushwick trans woman clings to life after a brutal beating, following several other Brooklyn-based attacks in which perpetrators were yelling anti-LGBT slurs.

California Transgender Woman Beaten in Men’s Jail Wins Settlement

The victim, who suffered a broken jaw requiring multiple surgeries, was housed in a men’s jail in apparent violation of county policy.

For the moms of Matthew Shepard and Tyler Clementi, the fight to protect LGBTQ+ youth isn’t finished

Schools, legislators and legislatures, churches, and the media are failing LGBTQ+ youth, the mothers say after the death of Nex Benedict in Oklahoma.

My sisters

Once he was embarrassed and threatened by transgender women. Now author Patrick Moore knows better: Breaking all the old rules, gay and straight, trans people are the core of the queer civil rights struggle.

Lessons Learned: The Fight to Pass Hate-Crimes Legislation

The murder of Matthew Shepard shocked the nation -- but it took 11 years after the crime to pass an LGBT-inclusive federal hate-crimes law.

Six Men Beat Gay Couple Leaving French Club

A French man's account of how he and his boyfriend were savagely attacked by half a dozen people has gone viral.

Trans Teen Victim of Vicious Anti-LGBTQ+ Assault for Second Time

Chad Sanford was beaten by a group of teens because of her gender identity and for the second time the assault was caught on video.