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Club Q, Pulse, and an Ohio firebombing: Why these drag queen survivors are sharing their stories (exclusive)

Drag queens who survived the Club Q mass shooting, the Pulse Massacre, and a Ohio church firebombing tell The Advocate about a coalition they've formed to support drag artists in the face of violence.

Ohio man sentenced to 18 years in prison after firebombing church for hosting drag events

Aimenn D. Penny admitted to attacking the Community Church of Chesterland on March 25 using homemade Molotov cocktails, citing anger at two upcoming drag events.

Neo-Nazis Chanting ‘Sieg Heil’ Target Drag Queen Story Event

Hundreds of white supremacists converged with Christian groups to protest drag queens reading to children.

White Lives Matter Now an Official Hate Group

The Southern Poverty Law Center places the organization alongside the nation's most racist and homophobic groups.

Dear White LGBT People, Prove Black Lives Matter

Activists Cleve Jones and Liz Highleyman on the ways white LGBT people can do their part to end an HIV crisis in the black community.

'Black Lives Matter' Painted on D.C. Street Leading to the White House

The mayor directed the city to paint the streets days after Trump forcefully removed peaceful demonstrators to get a photo-op. 

Teen Threatened LGBTQ People, Minorities in White Lives Matter Rant

"Wanna hear what is oppressed? My shot gun ammo because I am wasting it on minorities like you."

These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Breonna Taylor Fell Victim to Gunfire—and a Nation Built on Racism

We say "Black Lives Matter," but the people who pull the levers of power don't agree.

How Black Lives Matter Toronto Is Fighting Racism in the Great White North

Black Lives Matter Toronto is ready for a fight -- and is uniquely prepared to make a difference in Canada and beyond. 

Paul LePage Is Apologizing, But Not for Homophobia or Racism

Maine's governor says an angry voice mail was a mistake, but only because he lost his temper.

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Didn't Want to Cause Panic? No, Trump Loves to Cause Panic

Donald Trump wanted us to panic about immigrant caravans and Black Lives Matter protesters but not about COVID.

STUDY: Half of Black Gay Men Will Test HIV-Positive

A new CDC report shows alarming HIV rates in the black and gay communities.

Alicia Garza: Taking Black Lives Matter to Another Dimension

Black Lives Matter has always been intended to be a declaration that includes transgender people, says one queer woman who helped create the movement. 

Neo-Nazis Parade Around Florida Chanting ‘Jews Will Not Replace Us’

Some of the neo-Nazis took their hatred on the road to the Sunshine State from Ohio, Wisconsin and Maine.

Obama Meets DeRay Mckesson at White House

The out Black Lives Matter activist and candidate for mayor of Baltimore was invited with other civil rights leaders to attend a Black History Month event.

Latest in Virginia: 3 Dead, Hit and Run Driver Arrested

Three people have died since hundreds of racists and homophobes descended on Charlottesville, Va. on Friday night.

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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Firebombing Church Over Drag Queen Events

The arsonist admitted to the FBI he “would have felt better” if he had “burned the entire church to the ground.”

Identifying a Lawful Rally From a Violent Angry Hate Mob

Universities are being pitted against the First Amendment as racists and homophobes scramble for attention on America's college campuses.

Neo-Nazi Arrested for Firebombing Church Hosting Drag Queen Story Hour

He also attended a massive protest by right-wing extremists at a drag event in a public park in Wadsworth, Ohio in early March.