April 19 2012 11:30 AM ET
Investigation Opened into Murder of Canadian Gay Activist
Government officials in Nova Scotia are seeking to determine how a suspect accused of beating gay activist Raymond Taavel to death was granted a temporary release from a psychiatric hospital for patients in custody of the correctional system.
April 19 2012 2:00 AM ET
A Call to Stop the Killings in D.C.
Activists say trans citizens are not protected by the police.
April 18 2012 3:30 PM ET
Gay Reporter's Account of Lesbian Murder Wins Pulitzer
Eli Sanders wins the Pulitzer Prize for a story about the 2009 murder of Teresa Butz.
April 16 2012 3:13 PM ET
Trans Activist: Boston Police Abusive at Protest
An activist with Occupy Boston's LGBT group says she and others were treated roughly at a Tea Party rally, where they were protesting antigay speakers.
April 14 2012 10:40 AM ET
2 Women Connected to First Federal Hate Crime Case Plead Guilty
The Justice Department announced the indictment of two men under the Matthew Shepard law earlier this week and already have a development in the case's prosecution.
April 12 2012 2:35 PM ET
Two Ky. Men Indicted For Federal Antigay Hate Crime
The first LGBT-related indictment brought by the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act came down Thursday against two Kentucky men accused of kidnapping a gay man.
April 09 2012 2:35 PM ET
Suspect Arrested in Fla. Trans Murder Case
A man has been arrested in Riviera Beach, Fla., and accused of targeting transgender people.
April 06 2012 7:30 PM ET
Ohio College Students Rally Against Hate Crimes
Students rallied Thursday night at two Ohio universities to protest a recent attack on two gay men and promote greater acceptance of LGBT people.
April 06 2012 6:50 PM ET
TV Station Defends Releasing Identities of Men Arrested for Sex
A Los Angeles television station is defending itself after releasing the names, pictures, and birth dates of 18 men arrested for lewd behavior and loitering in a Manhattan Beach restroom.
April 05 2012 3:17 PM ET
Chile Passes Antidiscrimination Law After Fatal Antigay Attack
In a close vote, lawmakers passed a long-awaited antidiscrimination law in the South American country following the fatal assault on Daniel Zamudio last month.
April 04 2012 3:49 PM ET
Man Sentenced to Life for Murder of Gay Teen
Dante Parrish was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after being convicted of the murder of gay 15-year-old Jason Mattison.
April 04 2012 2:25 PM ET
Transgender Woman Killed in Detroit
Coko Williams, a part-time hairdresser, was found shot to death outside a residence.
March 28 2012 10:25 PM ET
Supreme Court Won't Hear Case of Brandon Teena's Killer
The Supreme Court denied the appeal of John Lotter, who sits on Nebraska's death row for killing Brandon Teena, a transgender man, in a grisly 1993 triple murder depicted in the film Boys Don't Cry.
