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Dominican Republic's high court to review laws banning gay sex among police and armed forces

The Dominican Republic does not ban same-sex conduct by private individuals.

Pride Month flags vandalized near Stonewall National Monument: police

A preliminary investigation found an unidentified person had removed and destroyed 160 flags in the area around 8 p.m. Thursday, according to police.

Gay Montana police officer to train Afghan police

A gay police officer from Missoula, Mont., will go to Afghanistan to help train that country's National Police force.

'Refugees Welcome' Banner Hung Across Statue of Liberty

The pro-immigration banner was removed by the National Park police an hour later.

Philippine President Asks Human Rights Head If He's 'Gay or Pedophile'

Rodrigo Duterte, a hero of President Trump's, mocked the head of the nation's human rights commission for addressing the nation's rampant police brutality.

The Crisis in Chile Is Extending to a Crackdown on Gays

Reports on the ground claim Chile's police force is resorting to homophobic violence as the nation descends into chaos.

Prosecutors Dismiss Sex Crimes Charges Against Gay Former D.C. Cop

The popular former head of the LGBT Liaison Unit with Metropolitan Police in the nation’s capital is no longer facing prosecution.

An LGBT Group Is Changing the NYPD From Within

Since 1982, the Gay Officers Action League has been helping the nation's largest police force evolve.

Victim Identified in Gay Porn Star Murder Case

The man killed and dismembered in Montreal was a Chinese national attending college in Canada. Police are still searching for the suspect, porn star Luka Rocco Magnotta.

An Unjust Criminal System: Demand Action Now for LGBT POC

Targeting and harassment by police is very much an LGBT issue, according to shocking new numbers. Isaiah Wilson of the National Black Justice Coalition wants change now.

What the heck is happening in D.C.? Nothing, until Trump deployed the National Guard

Here's what you need to know about what's happening — and what's not happening — in D.C.

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Malaysian Police Say They Broke Up Gay Sex Party, Arrested 37 Men

Police in Malaysia, where sodomy is a crime, broke up a gay sex party and arrested 37 men, including a Briton and a Chinese national, a senior official said Tuesday. Police, acting on a public tip-off, raided a fitness center in northern Penang island Sunday while a sex party was in progress and arrested the 37 men, aged between 20 and 45, said local police chief Azam Abdul Hamid. Apart from the two foreigners, all of the men are ethnic Chinese Malaysians, including three who work at the center, he said.

Lesbian former police officer wins $10 million in sexual harassment lawsuit

Ashley Cummins asserted she was "forced to work in a hostile work environment where she was frequently harassed and denied opportunities based on her sex/gender and sexual orientation."

BREAKING: National Park Service won’t close D.C.’s Dupont Circle during WorldPride after all, officials say

The federal agency previously said it would close off the iconic LGBTQ+ area because of "vandalism" concerns.

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Transgender woman who escaped Alabama for her safety beaten & left for dead near National Mall in D.C.

Cayla Calhoun left Alabama seeking safety as a trans woman. Instead, she was nearly killed on D.C.’s streets, and now she refuses to stay silent.

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Black LGBTQ+ Notables See Justice in Chauvin's Murder Convictions

LGBTQ+ activists welcomed the verdict, where the former police officer was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, but said more must be done.

'Black Lives Matter' Painted on D.C. Street Leading to the White House

The mayor directed the city to paint the streets days after Trump forcefully removed peaceful demonstrators to get a photo-op. 

Op-ed: Why We Shut Down the Castro

As the #BlackLivesMatter movement forges ahead, white LGBT people don't have to sit on the sidelines.

Why Black Youth Are Locking Down Police Union Headquarters

"Stop the cops and fund black futures" is the message they want everyone to hear, and 10 people went to jail so that we would hear it. 

Gay Ugandan Activists Arrested, Detained Without Charge

A prominent LGBT activist in Uganda has been arrested and detained for more than 48 hours without being informed of the charges against him.