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Federal agents patrol the U Street corridor, an area known for its bars and clubs, on orders from President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., on August 15, 2025
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D.C. bar owners say Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business

“This is not sustainable,” Dave Perruzza, a gay business owner in D.C., told The Advocate.

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Donald Trump announces he will personally patrol the ‘dangerous’ D.C. streets for ‘crime’ with the military

"I'm going to be going out tonight with the police and with the military," the president said on a conservative radio show.

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15 Brutal Attacks That Show Anti-LGBT Hate Is Still Very Real

LGBT people were attacked, harassed, and brutalized this year, but very few states in the U.S. specifically classify these assaults as hate crimes.