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.
December 5, 2025
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Texas police arrest suspect in 2021 murder of transgender woman Kier Solomon
Police have charged a suspect in the murder of 21-year-old transgender woman Kier Soloman after a four-years-long investigation.
October 16, 2025
Florida Police Arrest Man For Brutal Murder of Trans Woman London Price
Price was pistol-whipped and then shot dead in broad daylight in front of her grandmother last week.
October 31, 2023
Libs of TikTok Appears to Have 'Inspired' a Social Media Post by Texas Mass Shooter
The shooter killed eight people at a mall on Saturday.
May 8, 2023
Violence Against Women Act Expands Services to LGBTQ+ Survivors
The act, reauthorized this week in a bill signed by President Biden, now includes a grant program designed to aid LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence.
March 17, 2022
The Weeknd's 'Lost in the Fire' Feeds Into Violence Against Bi Women
Fans of the Weeknd have used his association with Halsey as evidence that he's not misogynistic or biphobic, but his lyrics tell another story.
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January 14, 2019
Top Dems Slam Trump for Promoting Violence Against Women
Blowback from Trump's hostile golf ball GIF --which targeted Hillary Clinton -- keeps reverberating.
September 19, 2017
Anti-LGBTQ Activist Nominated to Run Office on Violence Against Women
Shannon Lee Goessling, Donald Trump's pick for the post, also lacks experience in addressing violence against women, activists say.
March 7, 2019
Activists Rally Across the Country to End Violence Against Trans Women
Today is a national day of action to bring attention to the murders of trans women of color.
March 15, 2017
Rallies Set Tuesday to Address Violence Against Black Trans Women
#BlackLivesMatter organizers plan to draw attention to the wave of fatal violence against this population during TransLiberation Tuesday.
August 24, 2015
Op-ed: Anti-Trans Violence Never Takes a Vacation
While we were sleeping, one trans woman died by suicide and two survived police brutality. Are you -- am I -- truly awake enough yet to this reality?
May 1, 2015
House Passes VAWA Without Gay Protections
The House approves reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, but not an LGBT-explicit portion.
May 16, 2012
Puerto Rico Declares Emergency Over Violence Against Trans, Cis Women
The governor partially blames "systematic machismo" for dozens of murders and thousands of beatings.
January 28, 2021
X-Men Billboard Called Out for Glorifying Violence Against Women
The Bryan Singer film used an image of Mystique being strangled as promotion.
June 4, 2016
Activists Cheer House's Inclusive Domestic Violence Bill
The House passed the LGBT-inclusive Senate version of a bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act by a bipartisan vote of 286-138.
February 28, 2013
Op-ed: How to Lessen Violence Against Trans Men
Boys Do Cry: Hatred and fear of transness and femininity undergird most gender-based violence, so protecting trans women will help protect us all.
July 17, 2015
Senate Introduces LGBT-Inclusive Domestic Violence Act
The Senate will most likely vote on an LGBT-inclusive Violence Against Women Act this week.
February 5, 2013
Senate Passes Gay-Inclusive Domestic Violence Bill
The new version of the Violence Against Women Act prohibits denial of services due to a victim's sexual orientation.
February 12, 2013