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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.

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Boston police need help identifying suspects in assault of gay couple with baseball bat

The Boston Police Department has released images of the men allegedly involved in the assault of a gay couple.

Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk DID say stoning gay people was the 'perfect law' — and these other heinous quotes

These are some of his worst comments about LGBTQ+ people made by Charlie Kirk.

drag artist Sible Sible Stackhouse known to their friends as Vayne

Pennsylvania man charged with beating and choking drag artist outside bar

The strangulation of a Pennsylvania drag artist isn't being charged as a hate crime. Here's why.

People protesting ICE in New York City

Gay Jamaican asylum seeker 'suffering' in ICE custody, lawyer says

Rickardo Anthony Kelly was arrested by ICE at an immigration courthouse while waiting for his hearing.

Marcus Freiberger giving yoga instructions alongside Phoenix Arizona police headquarters building

A gay Arizona man's death is still unsolved, but Phoenix police closed the case: report

Marcus Freiberger, 45, was found dead and without clothes in March. Police have closed his case without solving it.

Provincetown MA seaside home with LGBTQ rainbow flags

A man in Provincetown was called a homophobic slur and assaulted. Police need information

Provincetown police are investigating a potential hate crime after a man was assaulted and called a homophobic slur.

broken house window alongside rainbow LGBTQIA pride flags on a black iron fence

A gay man in D.C. was attacked in his home with a rock. He believes it was a hate crime

Addam Schauer-Mayhew was watching tennis on his couch Friday when a man threw a rock through his window.

Jonathan Joss as Chief Ken Hotate on 'Parks and Rec' (L); Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez's mug shot (R)

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.

Jonathan Joss on Parks and Recreation NBC tv show

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.

Belgium Brussels 2024 pride parade

These are the top 10 European countries for LGBTQ+ rights and travel

ILGA-Europe's annual Rainbow Map highlights where it's safer to live and travel for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.

Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan adds sexual orientation and gender identity to hate crime law despite 'far-right fiction'

House Bills 5400 and 5401 amended the definition and sentencing guidelines of the state's 1988 “ethnic intimidation” statute for the first time in over 36 years.

Survivors of the Club Q nightclub shooting grand marshalls Denver Colorado LGBTQIA Pride Parade

Club Q mass shooting survivors sue, claim ‘deliberate inaction’ enabled attack

Survivors of the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs have filed lawsuits against both the bar and the El Paso county sheriff’s office.

Crush Bar Washington DC McDonalds fast food

Two gay men, a DJ and a model, were assaulted in D.C. on the same night. Police need info (exclusive)

Two assaults against gay men in Washington, D.C. Sunday are raising alarm about the growing number of high-profile cases of violence against LGBTQ+ people in the queer hub.