Gender Studies Class Stabbings Condemned by Trudeau
Police say the attacker purposely targeted “the subject matter of gender identity.”
JUNE 30, 2023
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Hate Crimes, Including Anti-Trans Crimes, Rose in 2019
The increase is documented in an FBI report, but there are many other hate crimes that go uncounted, activists say.
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Why Does the FBI Refuse to Call the Pulse Massacre a Hate Crime?
Omar Mateen railed about the West's "filthy ways" even as he killed people at a gay nightclub, but the crime is not categorized as a homophobic attack.
JUNE 11, 2018
Two Ky Men Indicted For Federal Antigay Hate Crime
The first LGBT-related indictment brought by the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act came down Thursday against two Kentucky men accused of kidnapping a gay man.
APRIL 12, 2012
Hate Crimes Against LGBTQ+ People Surge, FBI Reports
The FBI’s Annual Crime Report unveils a stark rise in hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community, fueling national concern.
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Sessions Condemns Killings of Trans People
The attorney general -- often hostile to LGBT rights -- makes a shocking statement in defense of transgender people.
MAY 16, 2017
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.
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
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
Philadelphia Unanimously Passes Hate Crime Law
With statewide legislation to add LGBT hate crimes protections stalled, Philadelphia's City Council takes a step to punish those who target victims because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status.
NOVEMBER 1, 2014
Lessons Learned: The Fight to Pass Hate-Crimes Legislation
The murder of Matthew Shepard shocked the nation -- but it took 11 years after the crime to pass an LGBT-inclusive federal hate-crimes law.
JANUARY 10, 2017
What's Changed and What Hasn't Since Matthew Shepard's Murder
It's easy to think the world has completely evolved since 1998; the truth is more nuanced.
OCTOBER 13, 2018
What the Media Gets Wrong About Pulse
Erasing homophobia from Pulse is both dangerous and inaccurate.
JUNE 12, 2018
Man Holding Another Man's Hand Beaten, Kicked by Mob
An unidentified victim was peppered with antigay insults and then beaten by four men in southeast Washington State.
JANUARY 6, 2020
Final Defendant Sentenced in Dallas Grindr Assault Case
Daniel Jenkins, one of four men who pleaded guilty to crimes against gay men they met through Grindr, was sentenced to 23 years and four months in federal prison.
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes rose in 2023, even while crime decreased overall: FBI report
LGBTQ+ activists say homophobic and transphobic political rhetoric bears a degree of blame.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Pulse Survivor & VP Harris Speak Out Against Hate-Fueled Violence
In her speech about hate crimes at the United We Stand Summit, Vice President Kamala Harris invited Pulse Nightclub shooting survivor Brandon Wolf to open.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Would Proposed Gun Laws Make Us Any Safer?
Life for members of the LGBT communities is remarkably dangerous. Would proposed gun laws make us any safer?
AUGUST 30, 2016
On Pulse Anniversary, a Call for LGBTQ+ Support for Gun Reform
LGBTQ+ and gun safety groups join to point out how gun violence affects our community and how we can address it.
JUNE 12, 2020