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Nevada chief investigator loses job after calling police officer a homophobic slur

William Scott Jr. is “no longer employed” as the chief of investigations at the Nevada Attorney General's Office.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Andre Braugher Is Dead at 61

Braugher received acclaim for his work through the years, including an Emmy award. He played queer police captain Raymond Hold in the comedy 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' and was a fan favorite.

White Male Officer Informed of 'Privilege': 'I Was Racially and Sexistly Slurred'

An Indiana police officer filed a discrimination complaint against a colleague who informed him of white male privilege during a training on transgender awareness. 

Third suspect arrested in connection with San Diego gay bashings

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of attacks on men who were leaving the San Diego gay pride festival last weekend.

Andre Braugher’s Onscreen Husband Pays Tribute to the Late Actor

Tributes pour in for the beloved Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor remembered for his talent, kindness, and enduring legacy.

Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine Quietly Breaks Ground

By nonchalantly making one of the show's main characters an older black man who also happens to be gay, Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine is showing prime-time television how to be funny -- without being homophobic.

LGBT Activists Had Warned Police About OK City Shooter

A man who opened fire at an Oklahoma City restaurant had previously posted anti-transgender screeds around the city.

4 Cops Walk After WNBA Players Proclaim 'Black Lives Matter'

Off-duty police officers abandoned their posts at a Minnesota Lynx game after players wore apparel with slogans that protested racial profiling.

Fifth-Grader Packs Knife as Defense From Antigay Bullies

A fifth-grade student at Inwood Elementary School in Winter Haven, Fla., brought an eight-inch butcher knife to school to protect himself from antigay bullies who his parents say have been targeting the 11-year-old.

Tulsa pastor arrested on lewdness charge

A member of the Southern Baptist Convention's executive committee was arrested on a lewdness charge, having been accused of propositioning a plainclothes policeman outside a hotel in Tulsa, Okla.

DNA Evidence Links 1980s Murders of D.C. Lesbian, Another Woman

A recently created DNA profile links the murders of Greta Rainey and Florence Eyssalenne, which happened two years apart in the same building, to the same suspect.

Conn. Man Charged With Threatening Lesbian Sister, Other Relatives

Gordon Bissonnette of Plainville, Conn., is accused of threatening to kill his mother, his sister, and her wife.

10 shot in San Francisco's Castro at Halloween party

Gunfire broke out between two groups at a massive Halloween street party in San Francisco's Castro district, wounding at least 10 people, including bystanders.

Man Robbed At Gunpoint After Grindr Meetup, Suspect Arrested

What started out as a Grindr meetup ended as an armed robbery.

Police investigate shooting at gay bar

A teenager armed with a hatchet and handgun opened fire inside a New Bedford, Mass., gay bar early Thursday, wounding at least three people in what police are investigating as a hate crime.