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5 suspects charged in Boston for attack on gay couple with baseball bat

The attack has not been charged as a hate crime, despite the couple's account that they were targeted because they are gay.

Suspect Arrested in Killing of Black Trans Woman Regina 'Mya' Allen

Clayton Hubbird is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon.

Conservatives push harmful lie that Pete Buttigieg is HIV-positive​

This kind of outrageous misinformation and the weaponization of HIV is dangerous and perpetuates stigma, advocates say.

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Man Headed to L.A. Pride Charged for Having Assault Weapon, Explosives

James Wesley Howell was found inside his car with a black hoodie, a taser, handcuffs, a buck knife, a security badge, and rifles with extra ammunition. 

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A Gun Fanatic Like Kavanaugh Doesn't Deserve to Be on SCOTUS

Having Brett Kavanaugh on the high court is akin to having a personal representative of the NRA on the bench.

D.C. Trans Teen's Attacker Now Faces 15 Years in Prison

After pleading guilty to stabbing a trans teen aboard a train, hate crime enhancements have now extended the maximum time Reginald Anthony Klaiber may serve in prison.

D.C. Cop Gets Suspended Sentence in Shooting Incident

The officer, while off duty, had shot at a car full of people, including two transgender women.

Man Who Was Headed to L.A. Pride Charged with Molestation

James Wesley Howell drove to California to escape a molestation investigation in his home state of Indiana, suggests a prosecutor. 

Jim Gray Is Testing Gun Control as Way to Unseat Republicans

Rand Paul voted against stopping terrorists from getting guns. Will it matter in his reelection?

Two Arrested for Assaulting Lesbians at Six Flags Park

The young couple say a woman, joined by a friend, yelled homophobic slurs before punching and kicking one victim to the ground and pulling out a knife.

Two Men Stabbed Outside D.C. Gay Bar

They had stepped out to smoke a cigarette when they suffered an unprovoked stabbing attack.

Machete-Wielding Man Sought by D.C. Police for Possible Hate Crime

Police are offering a reward for information leading to the suspect's capture.

Gender Studies Class Stabbings Condemned by Trudeau

Police say the attacker purposely targeted “the subject matter of gender identity.”

Vt. Man Arrested For Threatening Daughter’s School Over Trans People

Shane Gobeil reportedly told police that he intended to buy an assault rifle and if anyone trans or in drag came near his daughter he'd "kill 'em."

Gay Canadian Man Paralyzed in Alleged Hate Crime Stabbing

Scott Jones, 27, was paralyzed from the waist down after an attacker stabbed him in the back early Saturday morning.

Teen Accused of Brutally Beating Gay Man He Held Captive

Jackson Sugrue has been charged with a hate crime in connection with the attack on Otoni Eliseu in Massachusetts.

Congressman’s Aide Accused of Beating Boyfriend With Shovel

The victim told police his attacker threatened to kill him, saying, “Die dirty faggy." 

D.C. Pride & March for Our Lives Interrupted by Gun Violence Fears

People attending the events on Saturday were panicked over shooting scares, heightened by recent mass shootings across the U.S., including in New York and Texas.  

Two Men Charged With Murder in Deaths of North Carolina Trans Women

Jaida Peterson (pictured) and Remy Fennell were shot to death less than two weeks apart in Charlotte.