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Extensive cover-up effort revealed in L.A. County deputy's beating of trans man

After Deputy Joseph Benza III assaulted Emmett Brock during a traffic stop, Benza and colleagues discussed deleting text messages related to the matter. Benza has pleaded guilty to one charge in the case.

With visibility comes violence: Increased awareness of transgender people leads to more hate crimes

Exclusive data shows in L.A. County and beyond, transgender people face increased risk of violent crimes as a result of their identity.

Eight California sheriff's deputies sacked for covering up a fellow officer's attack on trans man

Emmet Brock was followed, beaten, and arrested Deputy Sheriff Joseph Benza III.

LIVEBLOG: Election Day

Republicans have had an unthinkable night, with it becoming a real possibility the party will retain control of the Senate and House, while also winning the presidency.

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L.A. deputy sheriff pleads guilty to viciously assaulting transgender man

Joseph Benza III, 36, admitted to an incident in February 2023 where he followed a transgender man in his car for nearly two miles before brutally attacking him.

A Young Man's Death, a Wealthy Donor, and the Cost of Silence

A 26-year-old black man died of an overdose at Democratic donor Ed Buck's West Hollywood home -- and the story just gets more troubling from there. Why are the recipients of Buck's funds not returning the money?

A night they can't remember, at one of the country's most popular LGBTQ+ bars

Many maintain that The Abbey in West Hollywood is the site of the most disorienting experience of their lives.

Here are the 31 transgender Americans lost to violence in 2024

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.

World's Largest AIDS Organization Just Flushed Millions Down the Toilet

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation poured $5.5 million into a Los Angeles ballot initiative that has little to do with HIV. After AHF's measure went down in flames Tuesday, the organization has some explaining to do.

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S.F. Announces Jail Integration Plan for Trans Women

Trans women, currently housed in a separate unit, will be placed with other female prisoners if they wish to be.

Mega Predator Ed Buck Could Walk Free Today — Here’s What’s Happening

The Democratic donor was convicted in the deaths of Black gay men, injecting them with methamphetamine until they overdosed.

White Women, Black Gay Men: Different Victims, Different Response

Would America be up in arms if Harvey Weinstein abused black sex workers? The case of Gemmel Moore -- who died of an overdose at the home of a different Democratic donor -- suggests not.

The Year in Queer

A month-by-month breakdown of the important LGBT news events of 2008.

The 21 Trans Women Killed in 2015

As a new year dawns, activists continue to decry an 'epidemic' of fatal violence directed at transgender women.

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