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  • Stay updated on LGBTQ+ news in Houston, from its diverse community events to its history of electing pioneering queer political leaders.

    • News

    Overnight standoff over Houston’s rainbow crosswalks ends with arrests

    David Daniels and Scott Walters
    Crime

    Opera Star David Daniels, Husband Plead Guilty to Sexual Assaulting Young Man

    The two reached a plea deal in a case involving an assault on a graduate student in Houston in 2010.

    Salih Alhemoud
    Crime

    Texas Man Charged With Attacking Trans Woman; FBI Seeks Other Victims

    Salih Alhemoud, 28, of Houston, is accused of assaulting a trans woman he met on Grindr, whom he called a "demon," and authorities say he's a suspect in other, similar crimes.

    Toi Davis and Marisela Castro
    Crime

    Trans Women Killed in Houston, Milwaukee

    Marisela Castro was shot in the back on a Houston street, and Toi Davis was found dead in Milwaukee under mysterious circumstances.

    Lesley Briones and Benjamin Chou
    Politics

    Gay Asian American Candidate Benjamin Chou Calls Opponent's Ad Racist

    Chou says a doctored image in rival Lesley Briones's ad "seeks to reinforce negative stereotypes" of Asian Americans. View it below.

    Nikki Turietta and Za'niyah Williams
    Crime

    Two More Trans Americans Reported Killed in 2021

    Za'niyah Williams and Nikki Turietta both died by violence in December.

    John Buchanan
    News

    Fully Vaxxed But Lost to COVID: Houston Mourns Out Realtor, Activist

    John Buchanan, a casualty of the pandemic, was fully vaccinated but had underlying health conditions. 

    Shooting victim and reporter
    Crime

    Suspect Charged With Shooting Houston Woman After Learning She's Trans

    Eric Aguillon is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the attack, which left the woman paralyzed.

    DeAlto Santos Thomas
    Crime

    Three More Trans or Gender-Nonconforming Americans Killed in U.S.

    The latest casualties are Boston antiviolence activist and ballroom icon Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, and two Texans, Iris Santos and Tiffany Thomas.

     

    Benjamin Davis has been charged with the capital murder of Victor Najera Betanzos after arranging a meeting on Grindr
    Crime

    Police Arrest Man Accused of Killing Victim He Met on Grindr

    Benjamin Davis has been charged with capital murder in the death of of Victor Najera Betanzos.

    Asia Foster
    Crime

    Trans Woman Asia Jynaé Foster Shot to Death in Houston

    Foster is the 38th trans American known to have died by violence in 2020.

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