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Houthis sentence 9 men to death on dubious 'sodomy' charges in Yemen

A Houthi court sentenced 32 men on charges of "sodomy" earlier this year, a Human Rights Watch investigation has found.

Houthi court sentences 13 men to public execution for gay sex

Activists say the rebel group is escalating its human rights abuses at home as it attacks international shipping.

My Cancer Is Not a Death Sentence, Thanks to the ACA

This young gay man's life is evidence that Obamacare works.

Iran Sentences 2 Women LGBTQ+ Activists to Death

Activists say it's the first time women have been sentenced to death over their sexual orientation.

Supremes Won't Hear Appeal of Gay Man's Death Sentence

Lawyers for convicted murderer Charles Rhines say jurors sentenced him to death rather than life in prison because they thought he'd enjoy imprisonment.

Trump’s Muslim Ban Could Be a Death Sentence for Many LGBTs

This revised travel ban remains completely unacceptable, writes Jessica Stern of OutRight International.

California Man Sentenced for Anti-LGBTQ+ Death Threats to Merriam-Webster

Jeremy Hanson pled guilty last year to making threats.

Bi Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Commutes All Death Sentences

Brown, the nation's first out bisexual governor, changed the sentences to life in prison without parole.

Arkansas Man Gets 50-Year Sentence in Death of Trans Teen

Prosecutors said Trevone Miller killed Brayla Stone in order to cover up their relationship.

L.A. Man Gets 12-Year Sentence in Trans Woman's Death

Ezekiel Jamal Dear had been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for stabbing Yasmin Vash Payne to death.

Man Who Beat Trans Woman to Death Sentenced to 12 Years

The judge negotiated a shorter sentence for the defendant in exchange for a guilty plea.

Three Men Sentenced in Hate-Related Death of NYC Gay Man

Three men convicted of beating a New York City gay man and then chasing him onto a highway where he was struck by a car and killed were sentenced to prison on Tuesday, prosecutors said. All three had been part of what prosecutors called a hate-inspired robbery scheme. On October 8, 2006, they found Michael Sandy in an Internet chat room frequented by gay men, lured him out to Brooklyn's remote Plum Beach with a promise of a date, and then attacked him. When Sandy tried to escape, he was hit by a car on the Belt Parkway.

Alleged Killer of Two Gay Men Says He Wants Death Sentence

Steven Lorenzo is accused of sexually assaulting and torturing two men in Florida before killing them in 2003. He'd allegedly drugged them with GHB.

Gay Man Sentenced to Death, Allegedly Because Jurors Thought He'd Enjoy Prison

The lawyers of convicted murderer Charles Rhines say homophobia played a role in his sentencing.