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Louisiana LGBTQ+ activist exonerated after 3 years of unconstitutional prosecution

Matthew Humphrey has been exonerated three years after his wrongful arrest for speaking out against book bans during a local library board meeting.

NYPD Arrest of Trans Protester Likened to Kidnapping, Widely Condemned

Nikki Stone was marching against police brutality when plainclothes officers grabbed her and took her away in an unmarked van.

New Trans Voices: Hear From the Trans Poets Workshop NYC

Members of the Trans Poets Workshop NYC offer pieces from their diverse bodies of work.

Sandra Bland's Family Reaches $1.9 Million Wrongful Death Settlement

Bland was found dead in her Texas jail cell after being arrested for failing to properly use her turn signal. 

Trans Woman Murdered in Attack on San Antonio Barbershop

Helle Jae O'Regan was helping to prepare the shop for reopening when a man attacked her and two other employees.

DeRay Mckesson Sues Police for 'Unconstitutional' Arrest

The out activist's federal class action lawsuit that demands all Baton Rouge protestors' arrest records be expunged, and their court costs reimbursed by the state. 

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Before Stonewall: The Women's House of Detention Changed Queer History

The historian Hugh Ryan will change how you think about our history.

Arsonist Behind Fire at Seattle Gay Bar Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime

"I think it's wrong that we have a bunch of queers in our society," Kalvinn Garcia told police after being arrested.

Mexican Police Release Gay Couple After Crowd Gathers in Support

The two men were arrested on a Mexican beach after kissing.

Ed Buck Will Spend Over a Year in Jail After Trial Moved to August

The political activist was arrested in September after two gay Black men suffered fatal methamphetamine overdoses in his home over the course of two years. 

Man Who Was Headed to L.A. Pride Charged with Molestation

James Wesley Howell drove to California to escape a molestation investigation in his home state of Indiana, suggests a prosecutor. 

Police Trading Homophobic, Racist Texts Jeopardize Hundreds of Cases

About a dozen officers reportedly sent messages referencing gassing Jewish people, punching LGBTQ+ community members, and lynching Black men. 

Op-ed: Is Nudity in the Eye of the Beholder?

An arrest in San Diego reminds us all to believe our own eyes even when -- especially when -- cops or politicians say not to.

Op-ed: How Queer Fashion Is Changing the World

As she preps for a queer fashion show at the Brooklyn Museum, the editor in chief of a style site for masc women and trans individuals says clothes can change society.

Two Men Stabbed Outside D.C. Gay Bar

They had stepped out to smoke a cigarette when they suffered an unprovoked stabbing attack.

GOP officials say Craig is considering resigning

A senior Republican senator is considering resigning, party officials said Friday, after days of public and private pressure stemming from his arrest in June in a police undercover operation at an airport men's room.