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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."

'Jackass' star Steve-O cancels breast implants surgery after reality check from trans person

The Jackass star planned to get the surgery done as a joke, until he actually had a conversation with a transgender person.

The haunting true story of a gay man's murder that inspired Stephen King's 'It'

The murder of Charlie Howard rocked a small Maine town back in 1984. Forty years later, essayist Warren Carsten Andresen analyzes the media's impact in the days and weeks following the attack.

Cameroon president's daughter comes out, reveals relationship with Brazilian model

LGBTQ+ relationships are criminalized in Cameroon, carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison.

Tennessee parents beg judge not to release school shooter’s journals publicly

Whereas media organizations are advocating for the public’s right to know, families of victims and others are urging the judge not to release Audrey Hale’s writings.

Pennsylvania man rants about ‘LGBTQ+, woke-left mob’ in YouTube video with his father’s severed head: report

A son was arrested after filming himself with his father’s decapitated head, unleashing a tirade against President Joe Biden, the LGBTQ+ community, and ‘far-left woke mobs.’

No, the Wisconsin school shooter wasn’t transgender

Every time a mass shooting happens, right-wing influencers falsely claim that the shooter is trans; rarely is that true.

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

Online reactions ranged from shocked and horrified to expected.

Historic Alabama gay bar loses license after double-homicide

Birmingham police say they have been called to The Quest Club over a hundred times in the past year.

We don't need saving

How can we create a world where queer lives are valued and celebrated, rather than forgotten and erased?

A neighborhood approach to combating hate crimes in Los Angeles

“Because of our past conduct in law enforcement, and the government, there’s this built-in distrust of us, which to be frank, we’ve earned,” one police official said.

‘Faces of Gun Violence’ exhibit unveiled at inaugural survivors’ summit

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives hosts a powerful new exhibit to memorialize victims and foster dialogue on gun violence prevention.

Hate crimes are on the rise at schools, and it's only getting worse for LGBTQ+ students

New FBI data reflects the growing number of hate crimes in the U.S., while highlighting the role that schools play in combating such incidents.

​Gay Dem who represents district of Wisconsin school shooting demands action, not just ‘thoughts and prayers’

Several were killed in the shooting and more are injured, some critically.

These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Judge says Birmingham can close gay club that was the scene of double homicide

The judge lifted his injunction on suspending the business license for The Quest Club, which police said they visited over 100 times in the past year.

Black transgender woman gunned down in Chicago

Redd, also known as Barbie to her friends, is the 26th known trans or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence this year.

Transgender teenage girl in critical condition after horrific stabbing attack at Florida airport

The girl escaped the attack and made it to nearby police for help.

North Carolina GOP governor candidate Mark Robinson calls to 'kill' the left: 'Some folks need killing'

Mark Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina running for governor, has called on conservatives to kill leftists.

Black transgender woman Starr Brown shot to death in Memphis. Her coworker has confessed to the killing

Brown was gunned down and left to die in her car by a coworker, according to police.