All posts tagged "anti-LGBTQ violence"
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President Biden issues proclamation recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
President Joe Biden recognized June as LGBTQ Pride Month and pledged his administration's commitment to fighting for LGBTQ equality.
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Oregon governor signs bill barring LGBTQ panic defense for violent crimes
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill barring the use of the so-called LGBTQ "panic" defense by people accused of murder.
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Human rights body calls on Jamaica to repeal its colonial-era ban on gay sex
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights find anti-sodomy laws violate LGBTQ people's human rights
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Italian lawmakers approve bill making anti-LGBTQ violence a hate crime
Measure heads to Senate, where it is expected to pass despite opposition from social conservatives
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Four out LGBTQ candidates win elections in Puerto Rico
Victories come amid unrest over the killings of six transgender individuals and anti-LGBTQ violence on the island
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6 in 10 LGBTI people in Europe are afraid to hold hands in public, survey says
More than 1 in 4 LGBTI people, and 6 in 10 trans people, say they've been discriminated against in the past year
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Transgender woman identified as victim in San Antonio barbershop slaying
Helle Jae O'Regan is the eleventh transgender person killed in the United States this year
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Trans youth claims he was raped, then stripped, beaten and tortured by gang in Ukraine
Victim says he was stripped naked, handcuffed and beaten by a group after being lured through a dating app
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A third transgender woman has been killed in Puerto Rico over the past two weeks
Local activist says the island's epidemic of anti-LGBTQ violence is being fueled by societal acceptance of homophobia
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Oregon trans woman and her friends say they were attacked by a group of men in Portland
Woman and one of her friends suffered minor injuries in assault in downtown Portland
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Congressional bill would ban use of gay and trans panic defenses
Bill would prevent defendants from using a victim's LGBTQ identity to justify crimes like murder and assault
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Detroit man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder and burning of gay man
Last week, a man could serve up to 20 years in prison for the murder and burning of a gay man in southwest Detroit in...
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Ellen Page: Despite Jussie Smollett fiasco, anti-LGBTQ violence is a real problem
Actress and producer blames incendiary and hostile rhetoric for uptick in anti-LGBTQ violence
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Las Vegas gay couple attacked and stabbed in possible hate crime
One of the victims told police he recognized one of their attackers as a co-worker
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Virginia lawmakers kill hate crime bills even as anti-LGBTQ attacks increase
The Virginia General Assembly has defeated a bevy of bills that deal with bias-motivated crimes, particularly those that target LGBTQ victims, even as the number...
