All posts tagged "anti-LGBTQ violence"
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Florida Woman Accused of Cutting Child Over “Gay” Discord Posts
Police say Grether Leidy Guadarramas Pena used a knife and cut the boy’s hair after discovering messages about his sexual orientation.
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Kenyan Men Get 15 Years for Robbing and Assaulting Gay Victims
Two attackers were convicted in a violent robbery targeting gay men in a country where homosexuality remains criminalized.
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Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Trying to Murder Grindr Date
An Oregon man lured a victim through Grindr using the name "str8 curious" before trying to gouge out his eyes.
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Out German Referee Assaulted After Viral Proposal to Boyfriend
Pascal Kaiser says he was attacked outside his home after threats referencing his address circulated online.
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Colorado Man Gets 20 Years for Trying to Kill Lesbian Couple
Vitalie Oprea targeted the women with his car after seeing them kiss and admitted he wanted to kill them, prosecutors said.
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LGBTQ TikTok Influencer Beaten to Death in Thai Forest
Ko Tin Zaw Htwe was found dead with severe facial injuries in a remote forest near the Thai-Myanmar border.
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Anti-LGBTQ Incidents Spiked Nationwide in 2025
GLAAD tracked more than 1,000 incidents across nearly every state, with sharp increases during Pride Month.
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Brutal Raid at LGBTQ Nightclub in Azerbaijan Leaves 106 Detained
Rights groups say patrons were detained for hours and severely mistreated after police raided a queer-friendly club in Baku.
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California Man Pleads Not Guilty After Gay Man Left in Coma
A California man has pleaded not guilty to a brutal attack that left a 57-year-old gay man in a coma after objecting to the victim’s...
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Gay-Owned Ice Cream Shop Firebombed Twice in 24 Hours
Minneapolis ice cream shop owner says the Pride flag outside his business may have made it a target -- but it’s staying up.
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D.C. Man Hurls Anti-Gay Slur in Logan Circle Assault
A D.C. man was charged with assault in a possible hate crime after throwing punches and shouting anti-gay slurs at a passerby.
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FBI Documented Over 2,400 Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes in 2024
FBI data shows crimes based on sexual orientation were the third most common bias-motivated incidents in 2024, with gay men bearing the brunt of attacks....
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Masked Attacker Strikes Gay Man With Rock in Northeast D.C.
Gay couple says masked assailant has harassed them for over a year and believe the recent attack was a hate crime.
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Texas Man Fires Gun at Relative Who Came Out as Gay
The victim in the incident claims that Donnell Jetters reacted to his coming out by firing a pistol at him.
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Transgender Immigrant
High court finds that Estrella Santos-Zacaria should be given another chance to argue why she should not be deported back to Guatemala.
