Nigel Shelby An Alabama police officer who stepped down after mocking the suicide of gay teen Nigel Shelby has been rehired. Shelby, a 15-year-old high school student in Huntsville, Alabama, took … [Read more...] about Police Officer Who Resigned After Mocking Suicide of Gay Teen is Rehired 2 Months Later
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Pete Buttigieg Blasts Racist Attendee at Iowa Campaign Stop: WATCH
Mayor Pete Buttigieg denounced some advice from a man identified as Dave Bagley at a Carroll County, Iowa Democratic Party barbecue on Thursday. "Mayor Pete, there has been some controversy in … [Read more...] about Pete Buttigieg Blasts Racist Attendee at Iowa Campaign Stop: WATCH
Police Video Shows Jussie Smollett Holding Noose Around Neck After Staged Attack: WATCH
The Chicago Police Department has released bodycam footage which shows officers responding to former Empire actor Jussie Smollett. Smollett, still wearing a noose around his neck following the staged … [Read more...] about Police Video Shows Jussie Smollett Holding Noose Around Neck After Staged Attack: WATCH
Mayor Pete Buttigieg Faces Town Hall Outraged Over South Bend Police Shooting of Black Man: WATCH
Mayor Pete Buttigieg left the campaign trail again over the weekend to face constituents in South Bend outraged over the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer. According to the South … [Read more...] about Mayor Pete Buttigieg Faces Town Hall Outraged Over South Bend Police Shooting of Black Man: WATCH
Police Dept. Replaces Gay Couple’s Rainbow Flag Targeted by Arsonist, Releases Surveillance Video of Moment It Was Lit on Fire: WATCH
Jon Murad, the deputy police chief of Burlington, Vermont, hand-delivered an LGBTQ Pride flag to a gay couple whose flag was targeted by an arsonist on June1 as it hung from the couple's porch. The … [Read more...] about Police Dept. Replaces Gay Couple’s Rainbow Flag Targeted by Arsonist, Releases Surveillance Video of Moment It Was Lit on Fire: WATCH
Gay Philadelphia Deputy and LGBT Liaison Found Dead at Sheriff’s Office of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Dante Austin / Facebook Tragedy struck in Philadelphia on Friday ahead of its annual Pride weekend. Deputy Sheriff Dante Austin, the department's LGBT liaison, was found dead in his office on … [Read more...] about Gay Philadelphia Deputy and LGBT Liaison Found Dead at Sheriff’s Office of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Jussie Smollett’s Older Brother Jojo Publishes Op-Ed Defending the ‘Empire’ Actor
Jussie Smollett's brother Jojo attacks the Chicago Police in a fervent defense of the Empire actor in a new op-ed published in BET. "With not one inkling of solid evidence, many believed the false … [Read more...] about Jussie Smollett’s Older Brother Jojo Publishes Op-Ed Defending the ‘Empire’ Actor
Chicago Sues Jussie Smollett for More Than $130K in Police Costs
The City of Chicago has sued Jussie Smollett for more than $130,000 in reimbursement costs related to the investigation into the actor's staged hate crime. The Chicago Sun-Times reports: "The … [Read more...] about Chicago Sues Jussie Smollett for More Than $130K in Police Costs
Jussie Smollett ‘Will Not Be Intimidated’ by City of Chicago’s Attempt to ‘Harass and Irreparably Injure’ Him, Says Lawyer
In a letter to the City of Chicago, Jussie Smollett's attorney Mark Geragos said the Empire actor "will not be intimidated" into reimbursing the city $130,000 for the cost of the investigation into … [Read more...] about Jussie Smollett ‘Will Not Be Intimidated’ by City of Chicago’s Attempt to ‘Harass and Irreparably Injure’ Him, Says Lawyer
Pete Buttigieg Responds to Use of ‘All Lives Matter’ in 2015 Speech: WATCH
South Bend, Indiana mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg responded to his use of the phrase "all lives matter" in 2015 following a speech on Thursday to Al Sharpton's nonprofit civil rights … [Read more...] about Pete Buttigieg Responds to Use of ‘All Lives Matter’ in 2015 Speech: WATCH
