Louisiana LGBTQ+ activist exonerated after 3 years of unconstitutional prosecution
Matthew Humphrey has been exonerated three years after his wrongful arrest for speaking out against book bans during a local library board meeting.
February 18, 2025
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Trans Woman Wins Landmark Court Case in Zimbabwe
Ricky "Rikki" Nathanson won damages in her suit over unlawful arrest for using a women's restroom, and the court recognized that gender doesn't have to be binary.
November 19, 2019
Fighting Erupts Outside California School Board Meeting Over Pride Month
Three people were arrested in the incident, according to Glendale police.
June 7, 2023
American Men Are Still Being Arrested for Sodomy
Thirteen years after the Supreme Court struck down antisodomy laws, some Southern officials plead ignorance of the ruling.
May 23, 2016
DeRay Mckesson Sues Police for 'Unconstitutional' Arrest
The out activist's federal class action lawsuit that demands all Baton Rouge protestors' arrest records be expunged, and their court costs reimbursed by the state.Â
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August 5, 2016
Don't Let History Forget About Compton's Cafeteria Riot
Three years before Stonewall, drag queens and transgender women stood up to police violence during a tense August night.
August 2, 2018
Chechen Antigay Violence To Be Looked Into By International Coalition
The U.S. is part of a 16-nation coalition setting up the investigation.
November 2, 2018
Report: No Denying Chechnya Tortured Gay Men and Russia Allowed It
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe points the finger at Vladimir Putin.
December 20, 2018
53 Men Arrested in Nigeria for Attending 'Gay Wedding'
The men are charged with conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and belonging to an unlawful society.
April 22, 2017
'Straight Pride' Group Brawls With Pro-Choice Activists at Protest
Members of the far-right "straight pride" movement had planned the protest outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in California.
August 29, 2022
Two teens arrested in assault that caused death of gay DJ Bryan Smith
Both are minors, and neither has been charged with murder, but they face assault charges and others. Additional charges are possible.
November 15, 2024
Italian Priest Accused of Hooking Up With Teen Boys Via Grindr
The priest has been arrested, and his bishop is accused of encouraging him to avoid the police.
December 22, 2015
Philadelphia LGBTQ+ Activist Kendall Stephens Charged with Rape of Two Boys
The activist became an advocate for trans hate crime protections after a violent transphobic home invasion attack.
December 19, 2023
At Least 26 Arrested in 'Stonewall'-Style Gay Sex Sting at D.C. Park
The U.S. Park Police has been accused of dispatching plainclothes officers to entice men.
August 15, 2019
Gay Man Suspected of Planning L.A. Pride Attack Sentenced to 7 Years
He was found hours before the event in a car loaded with assault rifles, a bucket of chemicals, and ammunition.
July 26, 2018
Ex-D.C. Police Officer Charged With Having Sex With 16-Year-Old Boy
Brett Parson, who served 26 years in the D.C. police force, was arrested Saturday in Florida after allegedly messaging the teenager on Growlr, then meeting up with him.
February 15, 2022
Trans Women Forced to Shave Their Heads by Indonesian Officials
The action was a clear violation of the women's human rights, activists said.
January 29, 2018
Suspect Charged in Bombing of Gym Owned by Same-Sex Couple
Dwayne A. Vandergrift Jr. is accused of setting off a bomb at GCity Crossfit in Gloucester City, N.J.
September 8, 2020