All Charges Dropped Against Trans Man Beaten by Cop in Video
The former schoolteacher said he wants his old job back.
August 14, 2023
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Op-ed: Even Though It's Legal, I Still Can't Marry My Girlfriend
And the reason has less to do with marriage equality, and more to do with human inequality.
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Calif. Trans Student Suspended Following Act of Protest
A teenage girl was suspended from her California high school for failure to adhere to the dress code for female students in her district, something she did to shine light on mixed messages she's received from officials.
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WATCH: Trans Professor Asked to Leave Calif. Christian College
Heath Adam Ackley has been a professor at Azusa Pacific University for 15 years -- but he might be out of a job now that he's revealed he is transgender.
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Extensive cover-up effort revealed in L.A. County deputy's beating of trans man
After Deputy Joseph Benza III assaulted Emmett Brock during a traffic stop, Benza and colleagues discussed deleting text messages related to the matter. Benza has pleaded guilty to one charge in the case.
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L.A. deputy sheriff pleads guilty to viciously assaulting transgender man
Joseph Benza III, 36, admitted to an incident in February 2023 where he followed a transgender man in his car for nearly two miles before brutally attacking him.
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What #OscarsSoWhite Can Learn From a Corpse and a Kiss
The films of Outfest Fusion, a festival that tells stories about LGBT people of color, attest to the power of diversity.
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Eight California sheriff's deputies sacked for covering up a fellow officer's attack on trans man
Emmet Brock was followed, beaten, and arrested Deputy Sheriff Joseph Benza III.
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15 Gay Romances of the Renaissance Era
Some of the greatest thinkers, artists, and royals in European history had same-sex relationships.
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24 Child Stars Who Grew Up to Be LGBT Activists
A lifetime in the limelight didn't stop these actors from coming out as activists and allies.
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51 Times Donald Trump Failed at Basic English
One of Trump's many problems is a lack of spelling ability, as evidenced by his tweets. We edit them here.
April 4, 2018