Montana Transgender Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s Girlfriend Foils SWATting Attempt
Somebody sent local police a message claiming Erin Reed was being held hostage.
May 2, 2023
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NYPD Accused of Assaulting Gay Man During Pride
In a new federal lawsuit, Jacob Alejandro says New York Police Department officers broke his ribs and used antigay slurs toward him as he tried to leave the city's Pride celebration in 2014.
August 20, 2015
Laying down the law
On two separate occasions, Dwight O'Neal had negative run-ins with the New York Police Department. Was it because he's a young gay black man?
August 14, 2007
Donald Trump Backtracks on Orlando Gun Comments
“When I said that if, within the Orlando club, you had some people with guns, I was obviously talking about additional guards or employees,” said Trump.
June 21, 2016
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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August 15, 2025
Act Locally to End Anti-Black, Anti-LGBTQ Police Violence
Isaiah Brown didn't need to be shot 10 times by the people paid to protect him.
May 18, 2021
Trans Activist Jailed at NYC Protest, Charged with Bullhorn Possession
Joel Rivera was shoved to the ground while wearing a ball gown and heels.
November 6, 2020
Ky. Gay Couple Wanted to Marry, Got Cops Instead
A gay couple in Morehead, Ky., were denied a marriage license Monday by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis -- and they filmed the encounter while local police were called.
July 8, 2015
Mexican Police Release Gay Couple After Crowd Gathers in Support
The two men were arrested on a Mexican beach after kissing.
March 1, 2021
WATCH: Brooklyn Man Accuses Police of Hate Crime, Attempt to Conceal Evidence
Jabbar Campbell, beaten by police responding to a noise complaint at his party last weekend, says they tampered with a surveillance camera in an effort to conceal the attack.
January 18, 2013
D.C. 'sandwich guy' not guilty of assaulting a federal agent, jury finds
Sean Dunn, who threw a Subway sandwich at a Border Patrol officer out of frustration in August, was acquitted of misdemeanor assault.
November 6, 2025
Attacker Injures Two at Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly's Virginia Office
Two staff members were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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May 15, 2023
Christian Cooper, Black Victim of Racist NYC Incident, Is a Gay Editor
Christian Cooper captured another white person weaponizing the police against POC.
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May 26, 2020
Speaker Mike Johnson bans trans people from all single-sex bathrooms at U.S. House
The GOP is doubling down on bigotry instead of addressing the concerns of the American people.
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November 20, 2024
Gov. Pat McCrory Declares State of Emergency Following Charlotte Protests
Protests rocked Charlotte for a second night following a police shooting.
September 22, 2016
The N.Y. Times Says Police Belong at Pride. Many Disagree
A Times editorial calling the limitation of police presence "a misstep" has drawn outrage.
May 20, 2021
Mother of Pulse Victim Demands Accountability for Club, Foundation
Christine Leinonen, a party to a lawsuit against Pulse owners, called for an audit of the onePULSE Foundation.
June 12, 2019
The former Marine who helped end DADT predicts the road ahead for LGBTQ+ service members
Trump’s Defense nominee Hegseth’s anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and the House passing the anti-trans defense spending bill mean that the assault on LGBTQ+ soldiers is just beginning.
December 14, 2024
Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts
Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.
December 8, 2024
Closeted and under fire
After a year of fighting in Iraq, an anonymous gay soldier gives Advocate readers a remarkably intimate account of what it's like being a gay officer in a war zone
June 6, 2005