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California police accused a lawmaker of DUI when she was sober. She says she was targeted because she's queer

Law enforcement has still refused to release the records from Sabrina Cervantes' DUI arrest, despite tests proving she was sober.

Woman Charged With Falsely Accusing Astronaut Wife of Space Hacking

Summer Worden has been indicted regarding statements issued to federal authorities.

Gay YouTuber Charged for False Report, Insists Story Is Real

He's charged with filing a false report, yet Calum McSwiggan took to Facebook to claim innocence.

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Michigan AG Dana Nessel Announces Charges Against 16 'False Electors'

They are accused of participating in a scheme to throw the state's electoral vote to Donald Trump, the out attorney general said.

Georgia Police Arrest Nine Men in Grindr Sex Sting

At least one gay man claims he is facing false charges related to sex work.

Salvadoran Trans Man Says He Was Brutalized by Police After Pride Parade

Aldo Alexander Pena leaked pictures to social media of his disfigured face after police, he says, broke his eye socket while arresting him on false charges.

Video shows Florida police arrest sugar heir who beat his girlfriend after sitting next to a gay couple

Alexander Nicholas Fanjul viciously beat his girlfriend because the two were earlier seated next to a gay couple at a swanky steakhouse, according to authorities. “This is like the worst week I’ve ever had in my life,” he's heard saying while being placed in a cell.

L.A. deputy sheriff pleads guilty to viciously assaulting transgender man

Joseph Benza III, 36, admitted to an incident in February 2023 where he followed a transgender man in his car for nearly two miles before brutally attacking him.

Rep. Ritchie Torres to Introduce Resolution Censuring Rep. George Santos

Censure doesn’t remove a member of Congress from office, but it stays on the member’s permanent record.

Trump, Giuliani, Sidney Powell Among Many Indicted by Georgia Jury

Donald Trump and 18 others are charged with felony crimes involving efforts to overturn the Georgia results in the 2020 presidential election.

Lawmaker Behind Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Indicted by Feds

Joe Harding is in a lot of trouble.

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Andrew Gillum, Bi Florida Politician, Indicted on Fraud Charges

Gillum, who ran for Florida governor in 2018 and came out as bisexual in 2020, is charged with fraudulently raising funds.

Fraud, Conspiracy, and Falsifying Records: New Indictments for Congressman George Santos

From conspiracy to credit card fraud, the layered legal quagmire around the lying congressman George Santos increases, as do calls for his resignation.

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The Latest in Jussie Smollett's Ongoing Alleged Hoax Attack Case

Besides criminal charges, Smollett has been sued by the City of Chicago for more than $130,000 in police overtime

Juror Reveals Reason They Found Jussie Smollett Guilty

"It wasn't an easy decision. You've got the mother sitting there. You feel bad."

New York Port Authority to Stop Undercover Public Bathroom Stings

The announcement comes as the result of a federal lawsuit that alleged officers unfairly targeted and arrested innocent queer men.

Jussie Smollett Sentenced Over Hate-Crime Hoax Convictions

The former Empire star was convicted in December of five counts of disorderly conduct related to staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself and lying to police about it. 

NYPD Sued After Arresting Trans Woman With Pink Handcuffs

The lawsuit filed by both the ACLU and NYCLU hopes to highlight the structural abuse transgender people face at the hands of the NYPD.

Florida's ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Author Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges

Former legislator Joe Harding could be sentence to up to 20 years in prison.

Mississippi 'Goon Squad' Cops Plead Guilty to Racist Dildo and Taser Attacks

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the guilty men “shamefully betrayed the oath they swore” to uphold the law.

Jussie Smollett Faces Felony Charges, Accused of Lying to Police

The actor has been indicted by a grand jury for filing a false report to Chicago police regarding an alleged hate crime incident in January.