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Federal agents patrol the U Street corridor, an area known for its bars and clubs, on orders from President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., on August 15, 2025
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D.C. bar owners say Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business

“This is not sustainable,” Dave Perruzza, a gay business owner in D.C., told The Advocate.

White House propaganda video shows SWAT team swarming DC home of DOJ employee charged for throwing sandwich
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White House propaganda video shows SWAT team swarming D.C. home of DOJ employee charged for throwing sandwich

It was the second time federal officials arrested him for the breaded assault.

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Influential Democrats condemn Donald Trump’s ‘dictator-level’ takeover of nation’s capital

Leading lawmakers are raising deep concerns after the president painted a dark picture of Washington, D.C.

​People protesting ICE in New York City
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Gay Jamaican asylum seeker  'suffering' in ICE custody, lawyer says

Rickardo Anthony Kelly was arrested by ICE at an immigration courthouse while waiting for his hearing.

Life in the City UMC Austin Texas
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Texas church vandalized by homophobes gets restored by affirming community

The Congregation at Life in the City painted over spray-painted messages of hate before Sunday service rolled around.

Donald Trump George Santos
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Trump says he could pardon George Santos, but no one’s asked

The gay former congressman is serving seven years in prison for fraud.

anti-ice protest signs in new york city
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Judge orders immediate release of gay Jamaican asylum seeker detained by ICE

A federal judge in Manhattan determined ICE violated Rickardo Anthony Kelly's right to due process.

Austin Texas Target store where shooting happened in parking lot
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Austin police misgender trans woman killed in Target parking lot shooting

An initial report deadnamed a Target a trans employee killed in her work parking lot. A correction used the wrong pronouns.

David Geffen with now estranged husband Donovan Michaels courtside at NBA Los Angeles Lakers game
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David Geffen responds to estranged husband Donovan Michaels' lawsuit, denies 'exploitation'

David Geffen is refuting claims made by his estranged husband, Donovan Michaels.

Gerika Mudra video Defending Victims of Anti Transgender Bathroom Panic
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Lesbian teen cornered by server in bathroom and forced to prove gender files charges

Gerika Mudra, 18, says a Buffalo Wild Wings waiter made her show her breasts to prove she could use the women's restroom.

Richmond Virginia lesian Amylah Majors suffered car accident hate crime by three white supremacists caught on video
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Black lesbian couple in Virginia almost killed in what authorities say is ‘potential hate crime’

The incident left one of the women with multiple head injuries and a fractured spine.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and George Santos
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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene officially urges Trump to commute George Santos’s prison sentence

President Donald Trump had said earlier that he had the right to do it, but hadn’t been asked.

Donald Trump surrounded by men, including former New York Giants player and sex offender Lawrence Taylor
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Donald Trump praises registered sex offender invited to speak at White House event for children’s fitness

"I don’t know what we are supposed to be doing, but I’m here to serve," registered sex offender Lawrence Taylor said as he spoke from a lectern bearing the presidential seal.

Jenna Smith
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Meet the 21-year-old Rhodes Scholar fighting for the wrongfully incarcerated

In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates, like Jenna Smith, who are already changing the world.

Mi SELA LA LGBTQ Youth Center
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Someone keeps throwing dog poop at an LGBTQ+ youth center in Los Angeles. Police need info

Unknown individuals have been leaving dozens of dog poop bags outside Mi SELA over the past several months.

Grindr on cellphone in pants jeans pocket and gun in holster tucked into waist of pants
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Florida man faces trial for allegedly shooting Grindr date over bill

Jamal Moreland of Jacksonville has been charged with attempted armed robbery and attempted first-degree murder.

FBI and Border Patrol officers confront a man along the U Street corridor
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Justice Department employee charged & fired after throwing Subway sandwich at federal law enforcement officer

The bread wielding bandit had become an internet celebrity.

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Trump’s ‘dictator-like’ D.C. takeover is an assault on democracy, critics warn

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s non-voting representative in Congress, condemned Trump’s move as “a federal power grab against the will of D.C.’s elected leadership.”

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President Donald Trump speaks at a White House press briefing
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Donald Trump orders authoritarian takeover of Washington, D.C.

The president made the announcement from the White House press briefing room.

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Marcus Freiberger giving yoga instructions alongside Phoenix Arizona police headquarters building
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A gay Arizona man's death is still unsolved, but Phoenix police closed the case: report

Marcus Freiberger, 45, was found dead and without clothes in March. Police have closed his case without solving it.