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BREAKING: Shooting and stabbing at Dupont Circle during the end of WorldPride's Saturday celebrations

Authorities haven't revealed if those harmed had attended Pride or if there was any connection between the incidents and the event.

Suspect arrested in string of attacks on Los Angeles transgender shopkeeper

Samuel Parros has been arrested in connection with the attacks on Sabrina de la Peña, and police are searching for two others.

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.

Second man sentenced in death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili

Michael Kuilan received a 19-year prison sentence for supplying the drugs that killed her.

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.

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

Kady Grass is looking to bring her attackers to justice.

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.

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.

Tennessee trans woman who was brutally attacked at storage unit speaks out

Tyler Flanagan said this is the first time she has felt unsafe as a transgender woman in Nashville.

'King of the Hill' actor Jonathan Joss shot to death; husband calls it antigay hate crime

Joss, 59, was shot at the site of his former home in San Antonio Sunday night.

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.

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.

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."

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.

A gay man in D.C. was attacked in his home with a rock. He believes it was a hate crime

AddamSchauer-Mayhew was watching tennis on his couch Friday when a man threw a rock through his window.

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.

Man shot and killed in Philadelphia Gayborhood during Pride

Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr. was shot once in the stomach and died hours later at a local hospital.

Transgender business owner in Los Angeles attacked again

Sabrina de la Peña was first assaulted in April, and the same attackers returned over the weekend.

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.

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.