Strangers raise more than $70K for transgender woman hospitalized after shocking West Philly acid attack
Diana was on her way to a Pride celebration when three kids attacked her.
JUNE 11, 2025
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52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.
JUNE 2, 2025
When push comes to shove, Brigitte Macron’s swat was more a mirror than a meme
Opinion: The French president isn’t the only one being batted around in a world gone enraged and violent, writes John Casey.
MAY 28, 2025
100 days of erasure: Connecting the dots of Trump’s relentless war on LGBTQ+ lives
Opinion: In just three months, LGBTQ+ equality has crumbled as Pride flags fall, protections vanish, and queer survival is once again a daily fight, writes John Casey.
APRIL 29, 2025
Anti-LGBTQ+ attacks on the rise in Los Angeles: report
Sexual orientation incidents rose 24 percent to 148 reported incidents in just one year, according to a new report out of Los Angeles County.
APRIL 7, 2025
Two more arrested in death of transgender man Sam Nordquist
Kimberly L. Sochia and Thomas G. Eaves are charged with second-degree murder "of depraved indifference" in connection with the death of the trans man.
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Vigils honor life of Sam Nordquist, trans man tortured and killed in upstate New York
Two vigils are being held tonight, and another one went on Monday night as the investigation into Nordquist's death continues.
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Suspect arrested in string of attacks on Los Angeles transgender shopkeeper
Samuel Parros has been arrested in connection with the attacks on Sabrina de la Peña, and police are searching for two others.
JUNE 4, 2025
FBI tells employees not to celebrate Pride Month in official capacity or on bureau time
They are free to celebrate on their own time and in a personal capacity, said an FBI email.
MAY 30, 2025
D.C. police investigate suspected hate crime at bar for queer & trans people of color during WorldPride
As the city ramps up for the world's biggest LGBTQ+ celebration, somebody broke in and vandalized Saints and Sinners, a QTBIPOC space.
MAY 27, 2025
Trans Americans consider moves to safer states because of Trump election: Williams Institute
Many who live in states with anti-transgender laws feel threatened.
MAY 14, 2025
No Pride flags needed in French Polynesia
Discovering LGBTQ+ inclusivity in French Polynesia was a warm and welcome revelation.
APRIL 7, 2025
Mitch McConnell will leave Senate with egregiously anti-LGBTQ+ record
The Republican, who announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2026, has a record of opposition to LGBTQ+ equality.
FEBRUARY 20, 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
'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
Transgender business owner in Los Angeles attacked again
Sabrina de la Peña was first assaulted in April, and the same attackers returned over the weekend.
JUNE 2, 2025
Two teens face hate crimes charges in McDonald's lesbian attack
The attack left Kady Grass with multiple injuries and PTSD. Here's how you can help donate to her medical expenses and recovery.
MAY 28, 2025
New York man pleads guilty to threatening lesbian Michigan AG Dana Nessel
Kevin Delgado admitted he'd threatened her because she's gay and Jewish.
MAY 20, 2025
Gay man's face 'peeled off' in knife attack, police won't charge his confessed attacker
Former Uber driver Arnold Lawton admits to slashing Rene Alvarez last year. Here's why prosecutors won't file criminal or hate-crime charges.
MAY 12, 2025
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, California AG Rob Bonta receive awards from Victory Fund
The two were recognized as allies to the LGBTQ+ community.
APRIL 28, 2025
Prosecutors say kids forced to torture trans man
Seven defendants have been indicted on first-degree murder and other charges but not a hate crime.
MARCH 6, 2025