A gay man in D.C. was attacked in his home with a rock. He believes it was a hate crime
Addam Schauer-Mayhew was watching tennis on his couch Friday when a man threw a rock through his window.
June 10 2025 1:39 PM
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Hate Crimes
52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.
June 02 2025 12:48 PM
Ex-marine who allegedly tore down tattoo shop's Pride flag charged with hate crime
Benjamin Michael, 44, was seen walking by the Dapper Dog Tattoo Shop in Annapolis when he stopped and tore down a Pride flag the business had displayed by its door, according to authorities.
November 21 2024 3:35 PM
A mother reflects on justice days after her gay son’s murderer was sentenced to life without parole
Jeanne Pepper, the mother of Blaze Bernstein, sat down with The Advocate to talk about what it means for her family that Samuel Woodward’s anti-Semitism and homophobia got him locked up for the rest of his life.
November 18 2024 3:39 PM
Two gay men, a DJ and a model, were assaulted in D.C. on the same night. Police need info (exclusive)
Two assaults against gay men in Washington, D.C. Sunday are raising alarm about the growing number of high-profile cases of violence against LGBTQ+ people in the queer hub.
October 31 2024 3:32 PM
D.C. police consider hate crimes charges for suspect arrested after second vandalism attack on Little Gay Pub
The popular LGBTQ+ venue’s decor supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 election campaign was destroyed twice.
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September 24 2024 12:56 PM
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.
July 02 2025 4:40 PM
Hate crime or neighborhood feud? Everything we know so far about Jonathan Joss's killing
In the midst of a feud with his suspected killer, Joss dealt with the loss of his house and pets, financial hardships, and substance abuse.
June 06 2025 6:35 PM
Two teens face hate crimes charges in McDonald's lesbian attack
The attack left Kady Grass with multiple injuries and PTSD. Here's how you can help donate to her medical expenses and recovery.
May 28 2025 5:55 PM
Police: Library book burner in Ohio escapes charges
The unnamed Ohio man reportedly burned 100 library books with LGBTQ+, Black, and Jewish history content, but the community has responded by promising to donate 1000 books, ten for every title.
May 13 2025 3:28 PM
'I Kissed a Boy' star shares terrifying homophobic attack in London
Dan Harry revealed nobody at the scene "helped or said anything to me, and that almost stayed with me more than the initial homophobia."
November 04 2024 3:25 PM
Two Texas trans women were kidnapped and assaulted. Their accused attacker faces six felonies
Salih Ali Mohammed Alhemoud, 30, was indicted Wednesday on six felony charges related to the kidnapping and assault of two trans women he met through Grindr.
October 29 2024 4:23 PM
Wyoming Parole Board rejects commuting prison sentence for one of Matthew Shepard’s killers (exclusive)
Russell Henderson, one of two men convicted of the heinous hate crime, tried to have his double life sentence shortened.
September 18 2024 6:11 PM
Brandon Wolf won’t return to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub where he survived the murder of friends who never left
On Thursday, nine years after he survived the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time, he will carry the victims’ stories forward but won’t set foot back into the condemned building.
June 11 2025 3:58 PM
Strangers raise more than $70K for transgender woman hospitalized after shocking West Philly acid attack
Diana was on her way to a Pride celebration when three kids attacked her.
June 11 2025 11:18 AM
San Antonio police were 'premature' in saying Jonathan Joss's murder wasn't a hate crime, police chief says
"We issued a statement the day after Jonathan Joss's murder that was way, way, way premature. Shouldn't have done it," Police Chief William McManus said.
June 06 2025 12:03 PM
D.C. police investigate suspected hate crime at bar for queer & trans people of color during WorldPride
As the city ramps up for the world's biggest LGBTQ+ celebration, somebody broke in and vandalized Saints and Sinners, a QTBIPOC space.
May 27 2025 11:11 AM
Michigan adds sexual orientation and gender identity to hate crime law despite 'far-right fiction'
House Bills 5400 and 5401 amended the definition and sentencing guidelines of the state's 1988 “ethnic intimidation” statute for the first time in over 36 years.
January 27 2025 1:13 PM
Club Q mass shooting survivors sue, claim ‘deliberate inaction’ enabled attack
Survivors of the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs have filed lawsuits against both the bar and the El Paso county sheriff’s office.
November 19 2024 1:07 PM
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.
November 01 2024 2:45 PM