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Dirty Diddy: new sexual assault allegations from 120 men, women, & minors

Hip hop mogul Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, faces shocking new allegations of sexual assault and other crimes.

WATCH: Support Art As Suicide Prevention for LGBT Youth

The Youth Haven Project at Denver's Sent(a)Mental Studios aims to offer troubled LGBT youth a creative outlet.

ACLU Calling for Investigation of Trans Teen's Suicide in Maine Jail

State officials have confirmed the death of a transgender teenage inmate who was on suicide watch.

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.

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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Chelsea Manning Could Be Placed in Solitary for Surviving

Military prison officals have repeatedly obstructed Chelsea Manning's access to medically necessary care and are now trying to punish her for trying to take her own life, says her legal team. 

Report: Fear of Being Outed Prompted Killing by Aaron Hernandez

The former NFL star -- who ended his life in a Massachusetts jail cell on Wednesday -- was a tortured and violent bisexual man, according to Newsweek.

NOM's New Attack on Trans Students: Nudity Trumps Sincerity

The antigay National Organization for Marriage focuses on the genitalia of transgender students in California in its latest fundraising pitch.

REPORT: Tenfold Spike in Anti-LGBT Attacks in Uganda

Sexual Minorities Uganda reports more than 160 incidents of violence and harassment against Ugandans perceived to be LGBTI since the nation's parliament ratified the Anti-Homosexuality Act six months ago.

Chelsea Manning Begins Hunger Strike to Protest Prison Treatment

Chelsea Manning has reached a breaking point with what she calls bullying and mistreatment at the hands of military officials, and has started to refuse food. 

Op-ed: Hey New York, Protect My Trans Son

I have two sons: one trans, one not. New York's Senate needs to pass legislation so I can stop watching one of them live a life that's any less than he deserves.

WATCH: LGBT Ugandans In Hiding, Suicidal After 'Jail the Gays' Law

Since President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law in February, LGBT Ugandans are living in fear -- going into hiding and even contemplating suicide, say activists on the ground.

Trans Woman Now in Men's Prison After Impregnating 2 by Consensual Sex

But her advocates point out that she's being treated differently than other inmates involved in consensual relationships.

Gay Man Charged With Murder in Alabama

Zachary Stirewalt, charged with fatally shooting the man who offered him a place to stay, was a former Eagle Scout and aspiring photographer.

Mom Says Trans Son Was Cyber-Bullied Days Before Suicide

A grieving mother who lost her 14-year-old son to suicide is ready to speak out so no parent experiences what her family is currently enduring.

Coming out isn't always a happy ending—it's a new beginning

For writer Frances Frey, coming out was more about integrity than happiness.

WATCH: 1950s Political Blackmail Caused Senate Suicide

In 1954, Joe McCarthy threatened to reveal Sen. Lester Hunt's son was a homosexual unless he withdrew from his reelection bid. Two weeks later the senator took his own life.