Crime
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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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Wisconsin Man Accused of Using Grindr in Catfish Scheme
Police say the Appleton man impersonated his victim and lured strangers to the victim’s home for more than a year.
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Louisiana Man Charged With Extorting LSU Student Into Sex
A Louisiana State University student told police he was threatened with the release of explicit images unless he complied.
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10-Year-Olds Bust Man Who Ripped Down Pride Flag
A Pennsylvania man faces criminal charges for ripping down a Pride flag from a local business after two youths reported him to police.
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Florida Man Charged With Attempted Murder for Shooting Neighbor
Victim's friends say the alleged shooter had previously harassed him by smearing feces on his house and posting anti-LGBTQ slur signs.
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Anti-Gay Ohio Pastor Charged With Child Sexual Abuse
Silas Shelton was charged with four felonies, including rape, for allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with a teenage girl.
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Gay Porn Star Austin Wolf Gets 19 Years for Child Sex Crimes
The 44-year-old pleaded guilty after the FBI uncovered nearly 1,300 files of child sexual abuse material and evidence he targeted minors.
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D.C. Man Arrested in Murder of Transgender Woman
Police say Edgar Arrington shot 28-year-old Dream Johnson multiple times in a July attack that may qualify as a hate crime.
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‘Martyr for Charlie Kirk’ Threatened to Shoot Up Phoenix Gay Bar
Police say Treven Michael Gokey threatened to attack Cruisin’ 7th in Phoenix after blaming the LGBTQ community for recent violence.
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Police Charge York Man for Strangling Drag Performer
Police say the assault targeted victims for their perceived sexual orientation and gender expression, but it is not being prosecuted as a hate crime.
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Manhattan Man Gets 12 Years in Prison for Rape of Trans Woman
Nicholas Encarnacion was sentenced to 12 years for raping transgender woman Siobhan Ebert in a Lower East Side stairwell in 2022.
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Los Angeles LGBTQ Center Targeted With Bags of Dog Feces
An LGBTQ youth center in Bell, California, has faced repeated vandalism with bags of dog feces, which advocates link to a climate of hate under...
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Trial Begins for Man in Grindr Date Shooting Over Dinner Bill
Jamal Moreland is accused of shooting his Grindr date after a dinner bill dispute that left the victim with three gunshot wounds.
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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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Black Lesbian Couple Chased into Crash by Armed Virginia Locals
On the evening of July 20, Amylah Majors and Jamaria Gaskins, a married couple from Richmond, were driving to visit Gaskins’ mother in central Virginia...
