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What is antifa, and can Donald Trump label it a 'terrorist' group?

Here's what you need to know about antifa; what it is, what it isn't, and what Trump could do.

Donald Trump tries — again — to designate 'antifa' as a terrorist organization

He took the action days after the murder of Charlie Kirk, where authorities say ammunition casings with anti-fascism messages were found.

LGBTQ+ Pride Month events could be targets of foreign terrorists, security officials warn

Federal law enforcement officials say that organizations like ISIS may be considering attacks on June’s Pride events.

Police rule out terrorism in chemical agent release at Baltimore Pride Festival

On Saturday, revelers panicked after many couldn’t breathe and began to experience burning eyes after two groups got into a fight.

Former CIA Director John Brennan on Mike Johnson, America’s Terrorist Threats, and Donald Trump

In a wide-ranging interview, Brennan talks about the Gaza war, domestic terrorism, Speaker Johnson's extremism, and the mortal danger to the U.S. if Trump is reelected.

Club Q, Pulse, and an Ohio firebombing: Why these drag queen survivors are sharing their stories (exclusive)

Drag queens who survived the Club Q mass shooting, the Pulse Massacre, and a Ohio church firebombing tell The Advocate about a coalition they've formed to support drag artists in the face of violence.

Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison

Andry Hernández Romero’s lawyer voiced her concern for the gay man who was deported to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.

Trump, Who Has Never Visited Pulse, Again Exploits the Massacre

The president-elect used the tragedy to warn of the threat of foreign-born terrorists. Omar Mateen was a homegrown menace.

The Muslim Ban Is Hurting LGBT People, Not Helping Them

Trump's reckless order put lives at risk, writes Sasha W. of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance.

Pulse: Hate Crime or Terrorist Attack?

A year later, activists, politicians, and scholars debate Omar Mateen's motives.

War protesters include gays and lesbians

Gays and lesbians around the world joined thousands of antiwar protesters on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq

Tom Gallagher, First Foreign Service Officer to Come Out, Dies at 77

Gallagher represented the U.S. in a variety of countries, including some where he could have been imprisoned or killed for being gay.

At Prayer Breakfast, Trump Backs Bigger Church Role in Politics

But he doesn't mention the anti-LGBT "religious freedom" order reportedly circulating.

FBI: Omar Mateen Claimed to Be an 'Islamic Soldier'

Investigators released a timeline of what happened that night in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

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TOWN HALL: Dems Talk LGBT Rights, Economy, and More

The three Democratic presidential candidates stressed familiar themes in taking audience questions a week before the Iowa caucuses.

Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Is Sentenced to 22 Years Over January 6

It is the longest given to anyone in relation to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.

Op-ed: John Kerry Needs to Do the Right Thing in Egypt

Promoting an economic summit in a nation jailing LGBT people is not living up to the self-stated ideals of the State Department.

Texas man arrested for threatening Pride parade as revenge for Charlie Kirk's death

"I say we lock and load and pay them back for taking out Charlie Kirk," Joshua Cole wrote on Facebook.

LGBTQ+ members of Congress demand Marco Rubio restore queer human rights violation tracking

U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia, Julie Johnson, and Sarah McBride led a letter questioning the secretary of state's decision to omit dangers faced by LGBTQ+ people around the globe.