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Youth Services Juvenile detention center in NE Washington DC
News

5 charged in assault that left a transgender girl with a broken jaw in D.C. juvenile detention center

The trans girl was reportedly housed in a boys' unit.

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James Lantz​ at Pennsylvania Capitol
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This gay grandpa was fined $16k for protesting trans youth suicides, and he would 'do it again'

James Lantz tells The Advocate about his arrest for gluing his hand to a Capitol railing while protesting trans youth suicides.

Provincetown MA seaside home with LGBTQ rainbow flags
Crime

A man in Provincetown was called a homophobic slur and assaulted. Police need information

Provincetown police are investigating a potential hate crime after a man was assaulted and called a homophobic slur.

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Crime

16-year-old girl in critical condition after shooting after New York Pride

Police said it is too early to know if the shooting after NYC Pride was a hate crime.

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Politics

California police accused a lawmaker of DUI when she was sober. She says she was targeted because she's queer

Law enforcement has still refused to release the records from Sabrina Cervantes' DUI arrest, despite tests proving she was sober.

Tammy Baldwin WASHINGTON DC press conference, 2024 with mugshot of Minnesota alleged assassin Vance Boelter and US Rep Mark Pocan speaking on stage
Crime

Queer Wisconsin lawmakers Tammy Baldwin's and Mark Pocan's names found on Minnesota shooting suspect's list

Vance Boelter allegedly included Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan in notebooks about his targets.

Cayla Calhoun before and after being assaulted
Crime

Transgender woman who escaped Alabama for her safety beaten & left for dead near National Mall in D.C.

Cayla Calhoun left Alabama seeking safety as a trans woman. Instead, she was nearly killed on D.C.’s streets, and now she refuses to stay silent.

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Crime

Black trans woman Dream Johnson killed in Washington, D.C.

Police are seeking the public's help in finding the person or persons responsible.

James Lantz filmmaker known online as Angry Gay Grandpa being cuffed arrested after protesting at the PA State Capitol April 2024 and footage still from webseries chapter six
News

Pennsylvania fines gay grandpa with stage 4 cancer $16k for protesting trans youth suicide

James Lantz glued his hand to a railing inside the Vermont Senate after lawmakers refused to meet with him about trans youth suicides.
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Crime

Gay adult star Austin Wolf pleads guilty to federal charge of enticing a minor for sex

He faces at least 10 years in prison.

Florida Wilton Manors LGBTQIA Pride celebration 2023 transgender flags for queer representation
Crime

Florida man arrested for bringing loaded gun to Wilton Manors Pride

Michael Monheit was arrested on charges of trespassing and carrying a concealed firearm.

Austin Wolf attends the 2023 GayVN Awards show at Resorts World Las Vegas on January 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Crime

BREAKING: Adult performer Austin Wolf to plead guilty to federal child pornography charges

He “intends to plead guilty to a mandatory minimum charge with a significant advisory range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines,” according to his attorney.

documentary trailer footage still Furry Detectives Unmasking A Monster
Arts & Entertainment

This new true crime documentary shows how Furry sleuths exposed an animal abuse ring

Watch a clip from The Furry Detectives: Unmasking A Monster exclusively shared with The Advocate.

memorial mural of Rita Hester near her home in Boston for Transgender Day of Remembrance marking its 25th anniversary 2024
News

Boston opens new park named after murdered Black transgender woman Rita Hester

The Rita Hester Green opened on June 30 in Boston to mark the end of Pride Month.

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Exclusives

How drag artists can protect themselves from the far-right attacks

Drag artists who survived violence and harassment tell The Advocate about resources to protect other performers.

Ryan Godbey missing person flier Daniel Mattay mugshot Canton Police
Crime

Ohio man charged with killing his partner, a rising local drag artist who went missing last month​

The last anyone heard from Ryan Godbey was on June 20. Now, Daniel Mattay faces charges of murder, assault, stangulation, and domestic violence.

Mott Ave at B22nd intersection Far Rockaway New York City Council Member Selvena Brooks Powers
Crime

NYPD investigating assault, choking of woman after suspects hurled anti-LGBTQ+ slurs

Three male suspects remain at large. The victim was in stable condition after the attack.

person sitting on the bed reading from a tablet alongside 2020 Riot police stop and search pedestrian during a protest in Hong Kong China
World

Chinese police arrest dozens of gay erotica writers in pornography crackdown

Attorneys in China claim between 30 and 50 writers have been arrested this year for writing gay erotica.

Man injecting HRT outside SCOTUS; Raquel Willis and trans activist in police van
News

9 trans rights activists arrested in front of Supreme Court while protesting Skrmetti ruling

Nine activists were arrested outside the Supreme Court and detained for two hours, according to organizers.