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Transgender teenage girl in critical condition after horrific stabbing attack at Florida airport

The girl escaped the attack and made it to nearby police for help.

The haunting true story of a gay man's murder that inspired Stephen King's 'It'

The murder of Charlie Howard rocked a small Maine town back in 1984. Forty years later, essayist Warren Carsten Andresen analyzes the media's impact in the days and weeks following the attack.

North Carolina GOP governor candidate Mark Robinson calls to 'kill' the left: 'Some folks need killing'

Mark Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina running for governor, has called on conservatives to kill leftists.

Cameroon president's daughter comes out, reveals relationship with Brazilian model

LGBTQ+ relationships are criminalized in Cameroon, carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison.

A neighborhood approach to combating hate crimes in Los Angeles

“Because of our past conduct in law enforcement, and the government, there’s this built-in distrust of us, which to be frank, we’ve earned,” one police official said.

Black transgender woman Starr Brown shot to death in Memphis. Her coworker has confessed to the killing

Brown was gunned down and left to die in her car by a coworker, according to police.

Tennessee parents beg judge not to release school shooter’s journals publicly

Whereas media organizations are advocating for the public’s right to know, families of victims and others are urging the judge not to release Audrey Hale’s writings.

‘Faces of Gun Violence’ exhibit unveiled at inaugural survivors’ summit

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives hosts a powerful new exhibit to memorialize victims and foster dialogue on gun violence prevention.

Pennsylvania man rants about ‘LGBTQ+, woke-left mob’ in YouTube video with his father’s severed head: report

A son was arrested after filming himself with his father’s decapitated head, unleashing a tirade against President Joe Biden, the LGBTQ+ community, and ‘far-left woke mobs.’

Hate crimes are on the rise at schools, and it's only getting worse for LGBTQ+ students

New FBI data reflects the growing number of hate crimes in the U.S., while highlighting the role that schools play in combating such incidents.

Transgender women have a higher risk of HIV infections. A new CDC report reveals why

A new CDC report reveals that discrimination against transgender women is the main cause behind adverse health trends in the group.

Right-wing influencers seem happy that Iowa school shooter might be LGBTQ+

Without confirmation about his gender identity or sexual orientation, anti-LGBTQ+ extremists focused on pushing the false notion that transgender and nonbinary people are often mass shooters — they aren't.

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Friends Remember Minnesota Trans Woman Who Was Shot and Killed Last Month

Savannah Ryan Williams was shot to death November 29 in Minneapolis.

Democrats in Congress Introduce Transgender Day of Remembrance Resolution

"This resolution honors the lives of the trans people we have lost to senseless violence and stands as a symbol of their resilience," says U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Black Transgender Woman Lisa Love Killed Walking Home in Chicago

Love's family said she was leaving a friend's house when she was shot.

Maine Massacre Suspect’s Anti-Transgender, Extremist Views Emerge Amid Pleas For Gun Control

Robert Card’s right-wing extremist, anti-trans digital footprint has been uncovered as President Biden calls for decisive action on gun safety following the Lewiston tragedy.

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Art Exhibit Explores Code-Switching Through a Queer Modern Lens

Artist Don Hershman’s latest work examines the connection many share by using code-switching as a means of survival.

New Jersey Families Evacuated From Drag Queen Story Hour Event Amid Bomb Threat

The threat to the well-being of the kids was not the drag queen reading a story.

California Library Gets Bomb Threat After Kicking Out Transphobic Group

After a library official kicked out a speaker who kept misgendering trans women and video of the incident got spread online, somebody called in a bomb threat.

Is It Safe to Fly a Pride Flag After California Shooting Tragedy? Readers Weigh in

We asked readers what they think about displaying a Pride flag in today’s political climate.