16-year-old girl in critical condition after shooting after New York Pride
Police said it is too early to know if the shooting after NYC Pride was a hate crime.
June 30, 2025
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Trump Jr. falsely blames 'radical transgender movement' for Melissa Hortman assassination
Donald Trump Jr. claimed that trans people are the "most violent domestic terror threat" in the U.S.
June 17, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fails to mention LGBTQ+ identities of Pulse victims on shooting anniversary
He has cited the Hispanic and queer identities in the past, but snubbed communities as Orlando came together to remember the tragedy on its ninth anniversary.
June 13, 2025
Orlando to honor victims, commune with survivors on 9th anniversary of Pulse shooting
Some survivors will revisit the gay nightclub for the first time since the 2016 tragedy claimed 49 innocent lives.
June 12, 2025
Brandon Wolf won’t return to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub where he survived the murder of friends who never left
On Thursday, nine years after he survived the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time, he will carry the victims’ stories forward but won’t set foot back into the condemned building.
June 11, 2025
Hate crime or neighborhood feud? Everything we know so far about Jonathan Joss's killing
In the midst of a feud with his suspected killer, Joss dealt with the loss of his house and pets, financial hardships, and substance abuse.
June 6, 2025
San Antonio police were 'premature' in saying Jonathan Joss's murder wasn't a hate crime, police chief says
"We issued a statement the day after Jonathan Joss's murder that was way, way, way premature. Shouldn't have done it," Police Chief William McManus said.
June 6, 2025
'King of the Hill' actor Jonathan Joss shot to death; husband calls it antigay hate crime
Joss, 59, was shot at the site of his former home in San Antonio Sunday night.
June 2, 2025
Texas man sentenced for shooting trans woman while on bond for murder
John Lee Smith III was out on bond for shooting the father of the children of his then-girlfriend when he shot and nearly killed the transgender victim.
May 2, 2025
Trans woman Kaitoria Bankz killed in attempted carjacking in Alabama
A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder.
April 4, 2025
Gay men's chorus member killed in suspected Texas road rage attack — family and police seek help
Edward Espino, 47, was found shot in a stopped car on Interstate 35 that was subsequently struck from behind by another vehicle.
March 24, 2025
Transgender woman killed by L.A. police after calling for help
Linda Becerra Moran said she had been kidnapped. A police officer shot her after telling her to drop a knife.
March 11, 2025
Black transgender woman Amyri Dior fatally shot in Milwaukee
Her death is being investigated as a homicide.
March 3, 2025
Black trans woman Tahiry Broom killed in Michigan
Broom was fatally shot February 9 in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Southfield.
February 19, 2025
World's first out gay imam shot to death in South Africa
Activists fear the attack on Muhsin Hendricks was a hate crime.
February 18, 2025
Black Latine trans woman Ra'Lasia Wright fatally shot in Minneapolis
She was one of at least 31 trans Americans who died by violence in 2024.
February 7, 2025
Jesse Watters calls LGBTQ+ people 'nuts' for buying guns ahead of Trump's second term
The Fox News host has championed purchasing firearms for self defense, but he thinks LGBTQ+ people who do it are "nuts."
January 8, 2025
Transgender youth are terrified of Donald Trump — but they're not losing hope (exclusive)
Ahead of the inauguration, The Advocate asked young trans people about the biggest challenges facing them – and what the rest of us can do to help.
January 6, 2025
Black trans woman Cameron Thompson, 18, shot to death in Alabama
A juvenile suspect has been charged with murder. Her family believes her death was a hate crime.
December 19, 2024
Matt Gaetz can 'f**k off' for alleging Wisconsin shooter was transgender, gay Rep. Mark Pocan says
Gaetz contributed to the baseless right-wing buzz around the school shooting in Pocan's district.
December 19, 2024
Gay Dem who represents district of Wisconsin school shooting demands action, not just ‘thoughts and prayers’
Several were killed in the shooting and more are injured, some critically.
December 16, 2024