All posts tagged "jail"
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Lawmakers in Senegal reject bill to double penalties for same-sex relations
Lawmakers in Senegal rejected a bill that would have doubled the penalties for those convicted of engaging in same-sex relations.
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New Jersey man allegedly shot stepfather to death over presence of gay guest in their “house of God”
A man is accused of shooting his stepfather following an argument over the presence of a gay guest at the family's New Jersey home.
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LA man jailed after extorting $150,000 from gay men with “bait ads” offering sex
Tyler Buchanan threatened to share explicit messages unless victims paid him
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Ellen DeGeneres slammed for comparing COVID-19 self-quarantine to “being in jail”
DeGeneres was branded tone-deaf for the joke, particularly given her multimillion-dollar home
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Seattle man accused of threatening to stab two gay men with a syringe released from prison
Francisco Calderon also allegedly attacked a black woman in her car and yelled a racial slur at her
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Magnum is “sorry” for comparing eating ice cream to gay people being jailed
Company was widely criticized for its "guilty pleasure" ad
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Indiana bill would criminalize transgender restroom use
An Indiana lawmaker has introduced and is pushing a bill that could potentially place transgender people in jail for up to a year if they...
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Hillary Clinton: Jail is exactly what Kim Davis deserved
"She violated the law, and therefore she was arrested," Clinton said
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Huckabee and Cruz to meet with Kim Davis
It looks like Kim Davis is ready for her close-up. And if she’s not, two opportunist Republican presidential candidates will gladly shove her out of...
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Kim Davis chooses to stay in jail, snubbing court
She had a chance to avoid prison time, but Kim Davis has chosen jail over freedom. The Rowan County clerk stayed in the custody of...
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San Diego man jailed for intentionally spreading HIV: “I am not a monster”
–Thomas Miguel Guerra, a San Diego gay man sentenced to six months in jail for intentionally infecting his ex-boyfriend with HIV, as well as exposing...
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Don Dwyer sentenced to jail time for alcohol-related incidents
Maryland Del. Don Dwyer (R-Anne Arundel Co.), a notorious opponent of LGBT rights in the Free State, was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail...
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Maryland Del. Dwyer Appealing Sentence
A lawyer for Maryland Del. Don Dwyer (R-Anne Arundel Co.), one of the General Assembly's most vocal opponents of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, has...
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DCTC vs. Virginia
The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC), a local advocacy group advancing the civil rights of transgender people, has filed a friend of the court brief urging...
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The Waiting Game
If you're confused about what has changed in D.C. jails since Virginia Soto, a woman who was wrongfully placed in a male facility for two...
