All posts tagged "sexual assault"
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Education Department Proposes New Rule Protecting LGBTQ Students
The U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed rule impacting how Title IX, the federal law prohibiting discrimination “on the basis of sex,” will be enforced...
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Former UK Lawmaker Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a Minor
A former member of the United Kingdom’s parliament has been sentenced to more than a year in prison after being convicted for sexually assaulting a...
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Kevin Spacey Charged With 4 Counts of Sexual Assault By British Prosecutors
British prosecutors have brought sexual assault charges against actor Kevin Spacey following accusations from three different men.
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Catholic Church tried to argue that altar boy derived ‘pleasure’ from priest’s abuse
A Catholic diocese in Poland has apologized after suggesting that an altar boy abused by a priest gained "pleasure" from the abuse
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LGBTQ rights lawyer Roberta Kaplan resigns from Time’s Up over alleged involvement in Cuomo scandal
Roberta Kaplan has resigned from Time's Up after allegedly assisting a client in rebutting sexual harassment accusations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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NFL player Barkevious Mingo accused of indecent sexual contact with teenage boy
Barkevious Mingo was dropped by the Atlanta Falcons after being accused of grooming and assaulting a young male relative
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Anti-gay Catholic priest accused of having sex with men to “heal” their homosexuality
French priest Tony Anatrella faces multiple allegations of abuse and sexual assault after claiming he could "heal" gay men of their sexuality
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LGBTQ students at Christian colleges more likely to experience harassment than their peers
A new survey finds LGBTQ students at Christian colleges are more likely to experience harassment, assault, and other harms than their peers.
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Salt Lake City man charged with raping lesbian has been released without bail
Victim claims her assailant told her he would "fix the gay" after she resisted his advances
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ISIS and other militia groups have been raping gay men and transgender women in Syria
Due to societal stigma and lack of resources, victims often suffer from trauma in silence, says report by Human Rights Watch
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Utah man accused of raping lesbian woman and saying it would “fix the gay”
The suspect "told her he was going to fix the gay" when the woman said she didn't like men, according to police documents
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WATCH: Kevin Spacey responds to sexual assault allegations with street performance
Spacey delivered a "very pointed" reading of a poem in Rome after charges against him were dropped
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Transgender students at schools barring them from restrooms are at greater risk of sexual assault, study finds
More than 1 in 3 transgender students at schools with restroom restrictions say they were assaulted in the past year
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Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons sued over rollback of protections for transgender inmates
Policy change was prompted by a lawsuit claiming female inmates are "threatened" by the mere presence of transgender women
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LA prosecutors review 1992 allegation of sexual assault against Kevin Spacey
A man alleged the incident took place in 1992, though no other details have been released
