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Michigan governor gretchen whitmer
Politics

Michigan bans 'gay and trans panic' defense as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs historic bill (exclusive)

HB 4718 prohibits using the "sexual orientation or gender identity of a victim as a defense to a crime."

Charlie Howard memorial bench Commercial Alley Portsmouth Maine
Voices

The haunting true story of a gay man's murder that inspired Stephen King's 'It'

The murder of Charlie Howard rocked a small Maine town back in 1984. Forty years later, essayist Warren Carsten Andresen analyzes the media's impact in the days and weeks following the attack.

Pauly Likens Missing person poster Sharon PA PD
Crime

A transgender 14-year-old was dismembered in Pennsylvania. A suspect is in custody

A small Pennsylvania town responds with an outpouring of support for the family of Pauly A. Likens over the gruesome killing.

Blaze Bernstein and Samuel Woodward
Crime

Closing arguments continue in murder trial of gay Jewish college student

Samuel Woodward, an accused neo-Nazi, has admitted his guilt but denies the killing of Blaze Bernstein was premeditated.

Blaze Bernstein Samuel Woodward
Crime

Accused neo-Nazi describes killing gay Jewish college student Blaze Bernstein in disturbing testimony

Samuel Woodward still claims he’s not gay or a neo-Nazi.

Josh Kruger award winning journalist Philadelphia PA
Crime

Man accused of killing gay Philadelphia journalist pleads guilty to murder

Josh Kruger, 39, was shot and killed in his home in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze in the early morning hours of October 2, 2023.

Jimmie Jay Lee Sheldon Herrintgon
Crime

Man accused of killing gay Ole Miss student wants trial location changed

The attorney for Sheldon Herrington Jr., says his client can’t get a fair trial because of the negative publicity his case has received.

argentina flag handcuffs family member holding photo of Sofia Ines Fernandez transgender woman found dead police station cell
Crime

Authorities arrest 10 police officers for jail cell murder of trans woman

Sofia Fernández was beaten, tortured, and asphyxiated, but police claimed she died by suicide.

Atlanta Police Officer Koby Minor Shoots Kills Reginald Folks Lyft Gay Fraternity
Crime

A cop allegedly shot and killed his Lyft driver, claiming he was being kidnapped for a 'gay fraternity'

Koby Minor has been charged with murder and aggravated assault after allegedly shooting 35-year-old Reginald Folks to death in his car.

entrance Louisiana State Penitentiary aka Angola nicknamed Alcatraz of the South Angola Plantation The Farm guard house controls compound entry as seen in 2009
Crime

Serial killer of gay men in New Orleans released after 46 years in prison

Warren Harris Jr. was convicted in the stabbing deaths of three gay men in the 1970s. He was sentenced to life in prison but became eligible for parole under a Louisiana law passed in 2017.

River Nevaeh Goddard Nonbinary teen murdered by boyfriend two years after being reported missing
Crime

Nonbinary 17-year-old killed two years after being reported missing

River Nevaeh Goddard was reported missing in April 2022, when they were 15 years old.

Alex Boo Taylor Franco Police arrest 3 teens kidnapping killing transgender man dumping his body in the desert
Crime

Police arrest 3 teens for allegedly kidnapping and killing young trans man, dumping his body in the desert

Alex Franco, 21, was shot and killed outside the home of his girlfriend, police say.

Skylar Meade
Crime

Neo-Nazis suspected of killing 72-year-old gay man after escaping from prison

Authorities have linked the deaths of two Idaho civilians to escaped white supremacist prison gang members.

Diamond Brigman black transgender woman murdered Houston Police Car night
Crime

‘Courageous’ witness stayed with Black transgender woman gunned down in Texas

Diamond Brigman was only 36 years old. Police say the Good Samaritan witness provided “crucial” information in the case.

Philip Brewer Christina Joel Hardy accused murder Curtis Engeland
Crime

Two charged with murder of retired professor they met on Scruff

The two are also accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars and buying a car with the man’s credit card.

Nex Benedict’s tragic death further proves that Oklahoma is not OK
Voices

Nex Benedict’s tragic death further proves that Oklahoma is not OK

One activist spent time in the area following the tragedy, and while the local LGBTQ+ community remains strong — so does its opposing forces.

John Walter Lay video diary confession dog park harrasement Gerald Declan Radford mugshot
Crime

Florida man charged with hate crime after killing a gay man in a dog park

Authorities have explained why it took prosecutors weeks to bring charges against Gerald Declan Radford who is accused of killing John Walter Lay.

Gay Basher Douglas Barr mayoral candidate eugene oregon poling place sign
Politics

Oregon mayoral candidate was involved in 1984 gay bashing but says he's changed

Douglas Barr, a candidate for mayor of Eugene, says he's educated himself and changed since participating in what prosecutors called a night of "homophobic rage" that resulted in an activist's death.

Luke Davies and Jesse Baird are missing and suspected murdered by gay police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon
Crime

Police find bodies of murdered reporter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend

The couple had been missing for over a week, and Baird’s cop ex-boyfriend is the prime suspect.

Michael Mohn dead body removed from Bucks County Levittown PA home murdered by son Justin beheaded youtube video rant
Crime

Pennsylvania man rants about ‘LGBTQ+, woke-left mob’ in YouTube video with his father’s severed head: report

A son was arrested after filming himself with his father’s decapitated head, unleashing a tirade against President Joe Biden, the LGBTQ+ community, and ‘far-left woke mobs.’