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Politics

Trump DOJ rolls back policies protecting LGBTQ+ inmates from sexual violence

Trump's DOJ will no longer enforce safety standards for LGBTQ+ inmates in the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

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Transgender

Trans Migrants Get Poor Health Care at Private Prison, Inspectors Find

Federal agencies found a sad state of affairs at Cibola County Correctional Center, which has been accused of causing one trans immigrant's death.

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News

Gay Man Killed in Texas Prison

The autopsy revealed disturbing details about Justin Levi Galloway's death.
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World

Uganda: Program for Male Rape Victims Threatened

Ironically, the same Ugandan police forces expressing willingness to help male victims of rape overcome stigma have been accused as perpetrators of assault against LGBT Ugandans.

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World

Abuse of LGBT Immigrants Alleged

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Transgender

Chelsea Manning Again Attempts Suicide, Makes Claim of Strange Attack

Manning says a group of people impersonating guards tried to talk her into breaking out of military prison.

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Transgender

Federal Agencies at Fault in Trans Immigrant's Death, Complaint Says

Lawyers for the family of Roxsana Hernandez have filed a complaint holding federal immigration agencies and contractors responsible for her death while in custody.

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Transgender

A Grim Reminder: Solitary Is Deadly for Trans Folks

The death of a transgender woman held in solitary confinement in a Florida men's prison highlights the dire consequences of so-called protective custody. 

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News

Woman Charged With Falsely Accusing Astronaut Wife of Space Hacking

Summer Worden has been indicted regarding statements issued to federal authorities.

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Crime

Transgender teen girl stabbed 14 times at roller rink birthday party

A teenaged girl has been charged with the stabbing, which occurred the day before the one-year anniversary of the brutal stabbing murder of Brianna Ghey.
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Crime

Man Who Murdered Gay American Scott Johnson in 1988 Is Sentenced Again

Scott White had famously declared himself “Guilty! Guilty! Guilty” of the 1988 murder at a pretrial hearing last year.

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World

Brazilian Prosecutor Seeks Sex Abuse Indictments Against American Nudists

A prosecutor said Tuesday she has asked a Brazilian judge to indict a U.S. couple on charges of sexually abusing children at a nudist colony in Brazil, and police say hundreds of photos of young boys engaged in homosexual acts were found in their home. Prosecutor Natalia Cagliari said Tuesday she was seeking the indictments of Frederic Calvin Louderback, 63, of San Diego, and his girlfriend Barbara Anner, 72, from Georgia for ''the sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and conspiracy.'' She is also seeking the indictments of Andre Ricardo Herdy and Cleci Jaeger, a Brazilian couple suspected of helping the Americans, and the parents of three boys who were allegedly abused sexually.

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World

ICE Still Locks Trans Women in Cells With Men

A former detainee says Immigration and Customs Enforcement must stop housing transgender women with men in private prisons. In a word, it's about rape.
British “Puppy Master” Sentenced for Horrific Rape and Abuse of Autistic Victims
Crime

'Puppy Master' Sentenced for Horrific Rape and Abuse of Autistic Victims

He abused the two victims from 2019 to 2020.

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Crime

Suspect in Death of Gay Man Scott Johnson Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

Johnson, an American living in Australia, died after plunging from a cliff. His family has insisted for years that there was foul play involved.

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Politics

Lawmaker Behind Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Indicted by Feds

Joe Harding is in a lot of trouble.

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News

Who is Anne McClain, the lesbian astronaut falsely accused of committing crime in space by her ex-wife

McClain has had a distinguished career in the military and in space.

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Violence

Salvadoran Trans Man Says He Was Brutalized by Police After Pride Parade

Aldo Alexander Pena leaked pictures to social media of his disfigured face after police, he says, broke his eye socket while arresting him on false charges.

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Politics

Getting personal with Robert Garcia, who’s been leading the Democrats' release of the Epstein files

The Democratic rising star sat down with The Advocate for an interview about the Epstein files, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and co-parenting his cat after his divorce.
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Books

20 Great Gifts for the Aurally Fixated

From British cozies to gay macho erotica, there's something for everyone in this list of terrific audio books.

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People

Champions of Pride

We recognize amazing LGBT leaders from across the country.