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Three sentenced to life for the New York City drugging, robbing, and killing of two gay men

District Attorney Alvin Bragg was heavily criticized for dragging his feet in the case.

New York man pleads guilty to threatening lesbian Michigan AG Dana Nessel

Kevin Delgado admitted he'd threatened her because she's gay and Jewish.

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.

Florida nurse arrested for violent cheesy nachos assault on her wife

Police say Allyson Swan slammed her wife's face into the floor so the victim would know who was "in charge."

Texas man sentenced for shooting trans woman while on bond for murder

John Lee Smith III was out on bond for shooting the father of the children of his then-girlfriend when he shot and nearly killed the transgender victim.

Police look for suspects in string of vicious hate crimes against 61-year-old trans woman

Surveillance video shows three suspects beating the Los Angeles woman with a skateboard and dousing her with pepper spray during one of the violent attacks.

Seattle police arrest 23 during anti-trans rally clashes in LGBTQ+ neighborhood

Far-right Christian group Mayday USA held a rally in a queer part of town. It didn't go well.

Lesbian teen brutally beaten at Illinois McDonald's in potential hate crime

Kady Grass is looking to bring her attackers to justice.

Equality Caucus Chair slams Trump loyalist’s ‘morally bankrupt’ DOJ arrest of Democratic congresswoman

Alina Habba, the former personal attorney for Donald Trump, brought federal criminal charges against New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver.

Transgender woman charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace

Mace, a South Carolina Republican, is an outspoken opponent of transgender equality.

Pittsburgh police raid LGBTQ+ bar during drag show featuring Amanda Lepore

What the owners of P Town have called a "surprise inspection" has been described by attendees as reminiscent of past police raids of gay establishments.

Arrest made in killing of Colombian trans woman Sara Millerey González that was caught on video

“Mom, I’m going to die,” Millerey González told her mother as she was pulled from a fast-moving stream.

Trump's DOJ withdraws support for trans woman incarcerated in Georgia

The Biden administration had previously supported the incarcerated woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the case.

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.

Thieves used Grindr to lure scientist to his death and dismembered him, police say

Authorities had previously thought Alessandro Coatti was mistaken for someone else by rival criminal groups.

Philadelphia drag group offers fabulous reward for return of stolen 'Beardmobile'

The Bearded Ladies Cabaret is offering 10,000 pounds of glitter or free gay conversion for the safe return of the missing "box truck in drag."

Top 11 LGBTQ+ true crime docs and how to watch them

Step the shocking and bizarre world of queer true crime in these gripping documentaries.

Nevada man used antigay slur in death threats to U.S. senator

John Anthony Miller admitted to a series of disturbing calls and threats against two unnamed U.S. Senators and their families.

Gay man's face 'peeled off' in knife attack, police won't charge his confessed attacker

Former Uber driver Arnold Lawton admits to slashing Rene Alvarez last year. Here's why prosecutors won't file criminal or hate-crime charges.

Lady Gaga's Brazil concert faced a bomb plot targeting the LGBTQ+ community. Here's everything we know

Two people were arrested in Brazil for allegedly planning to bomb Lady Gaga's free concert.