The ashes of Matthew Shepard, the Wyoming college student who was brutally murdered and left to die on a fencepost in Laramie, Wyoming 20 years ago this month, will be interred at Washington’s … [Read more...] about Matthew Shepard’s Ashes to Be Interred at National Cathedral This Morning
Hate Crimes
Frontier Airlines Suspends Pilot After Facebook Attacks Declaring ‘Hunting Season’ on 12-Year-Old Transgender Girl
Frontier Airlines has suspended a pilot who participated in Facebook attacks on a 12-year-old transgender student in Achille, Oklahoma who identifies as female and used the girls bathroom at a local … [Read more...] about Frontier Airlines Suspends Pilot After Facebook Attacks Declaring ‘Hunting Season’ on 12-Year-Old Transgender Girl
Students Hold Silent Vigil for Transgender Student Threatened by Parents as FBI Continues to Investigate: VIDEO
A group of about 20 students in the rural southern town of Achille, Oklahoma held a silent protest on Tuesday, their mouths duct-taped to emphasize the importance of actions over word with regards … [Read more...] about Students Hold Silent Vigil for Transgender Student Threatened by Parents as FBI Continues to Investigate: VIDEO
School Closed After Parents Declare ‘Hunting Season’ on 12-Year-Old Transgender Student: ‘A Good Sharp Knife Will Do the Job’
A middle school in Achille, Oklahoma is closed following violent threats by parents on social media against Maddie, a 12-year-old transgender student who identifies as female and used the girls' … [Read more...] about School Closed After Parents Declare ‘Hunting Season’ on 12-Year-Old Transgender Student: ‘A Good Sharp Knife Will Do the Job’
Deadnamed
Aea Celestice, a black transgender woman living in Jacksonville, Florida, has the most basic of plans for the next chapter of her life: She hopes to get out of town before someone kills … [Read more...] about Deadnamed
This is How Homophobia Feels in 2018: WATCH
A new video from BBC The Social offers a powerful commentary on the choices gay people are still forced to make in public - whether to hold hands, show affection, or give a partner a good-bye … [Read more...] about This is How Homophobia Feels in 2018: WATCH
Masked Man Pepper Sprays D.C. LGBT Community Center Employee: VIDEO
Police are investigating an incident in Washington, D.C. in which a masked men pepper sprayed a staff member at a LGBT Community Center. The attack took place last week at the Casa Ruby LGBT … [Read more...] about Masked Man Pepper Sprays D.C. LGBT Community Center Employee: VIDEO
‘Trigger Warning Queer and Trans Gun Club’ Launched as Response to Right-Wing Anti-LGBTQ Violence: WATCH
LGBTQ people are taking up arms in upstate New York in fear of the rising tide of right-wing violence, according to the founder of the "Trigger Warning Queer and Trans Gun Club" in Rochester. Said … [Read more...] about ‘Trigger Warning Queer and Trans Gun Club’ Launched as Response to Right-Wing Anti-LGBTQ Violence: WATCH
Trump Supporter Trails Gay Couple in Orange County, Tells Them They’re Unnatural and Going to Hell: WATCH
Jessica Lundquist and Tiffany Steinberg were celebrating the two-year anniversary of the time they met on Huntington Beach pier in Orange County, California when they were set upon by a Christian … [Read more...] about Trump Supporter Trails Gay Couple in Orange County, Tells Them They’re Unnatural and Going to Hell: WATCH
Four Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charges for Targeting Gay Men on Grindr, Assaulting Them in Home Invasions
Four Texas men have pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges for targeting gay men in home invasions after meeting the victims on Grindr. In May, a grand jury returned an 18-count indictment … [Read more...] about Four Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charges for Targeting Gay Men on Grindr, Assaulting Them in Home Invasions
