Homophobic Attack on New York Subway
In December 2018 a New York man on the subway attacked a woman because he believed she was a lesbian.
Read more...In December 2018 a New York man on the subway attacked a woman because he believed she was a lesbian.
Read more...In November 2018 an autopsy report was released for a trans woman of color seven months after her death; the report showed she was beaten in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody before she died.
Read more...In October 2018 a Virginia trans student was denied entry to either locker room during an active shooter drill.
Read more...For the forty ninth anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Riots, we're exploring why Pride is a protest, and why it still must be.
Read more...In June 2018 in an online debate with an atheist, a Christian preacher argued that the government should execute gay people.
Read more...A transgender woman in a Washington, DC club was asked for her ID to use the restroom, and told she needed to leave after confronting the employee.
Read more...In May 2018 fans at a California soccer match - a match designated as Pride Night - repeatedly yelled homophobic slurs.
Read more...An employee at a Virginia hardware store used homophobic slurs while criticizing a boy scout asking for a donation.
Read more...In May 2018 a Texas nightclub denied entry to a man wearing makeup, and the owner defended its gender conformity dress code policy.
Read more...In March 2018 a Texas judge ruled that a man who pushed a black trans woman into a river, resulting in her death, will not face trial.
Read more...In March 2018 reporting of a survey of transgender and gender fluid teachers in the United States and Canada found widespread discrimination and harassment.
Read more...Research released in February 2018 found that LGBTQ adolescents are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts, planning, and attempts.
Read more...In February 2018 the US Department of Education confirmed that it no longer investigates transgender bathroom discrimination claims.
Read more...In February 2018 a teacher in Florida who married her same sex partner was fired following the wedding.
Read more...In February 2018 a 70 year old lesbian woman in Illinois released a video announcing her lawsuit against a home care facility for failing to protect her against homophobic abuse.
Read more...In February 2018 a teenager in Tennessee found out that her photograph would not be displayed in her senior yearbook because she opted to wear a tux instead of a drape.
Read more...A research study released in January 2018 found that hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people have been subjected to conversion therapy in the United States.
Read more...In October 2017 a Michigan pastor running for city council responded with indifference when questioned about racist, homophobic, and sexist comments he made on social media.
Read more...In December 2017 a trans woman of color was murdered, making her the twenty-sixth known trans person murdered in 2017.
Read more...In August 2017 a Texas restaurant added transphobic imagery to their bathroom doors.
Read more...A study released in December 2017 by a national LGBTQ advocacy group found that it would take 21,307 LGBTQ people to be elected to reach equality of representation of LGBTQ people in the United States.
Read more...In August 2017 a Georgia trans woman became the 16th trans person to be killed in 2017.
Read more...The Department of Justice in September 2017 urged a US appeals court to adopt an interpretation of federal anti-discrimination law that does not protect LGBTQ employees in the workplace.
Read more...The 22nd trans victim of homicide in the US in 2017 was a Texas woman in October 2017.
Read more...In October 2017 an out lesbian teenager in California was physically assaulted and subjected to homophobic slurs at school on her birthday.
Read more...A trans woman in an Illinois prison experienced abuse at the hands of correctional officers.
Read more...In November 2017 a Nevada father killed his gay son.
Read more...In December 2017 a school board in Kansas ended a six-year tradition of students painting their designated parking spots after a local citizen complained about one of the spots being painted with an LGBTQ rainbow.
Read more...In May 2017 the Alabama governor signed the “Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act,” which allows religious discrimination of otherwise qualified LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents.
Read more...In June 2017 The Education Department of the United States closed a civil rights investigation involving a transgender student.
Read more...In July 2017 President Trump tweeted that trans people would no longer be allowed to serve in the military.
Read more...In July 2017 a Texas trans woman was attacked by two brothers because of her gender identity.
Read more...An August 2017 report from an LGBTQ advocacy group found that LGBTQ hate violence resulting in homicide in 2017 significantly outpaced those in 2016.
Read more...In August 2017, the elected president of a school board in California defended against calls for his resignation (for anti-LGBTQ statements) by comparing the criticism to the Armenian genocide.
Read more...In September 2017 a music venue in Tennessee confiscated a seated patron’s Pride flag.
Read more...A major US magazine in October 2017 faced heavy criticism after announcing it would prominently feature a trans woman in its next issue.
Read more...In October 2017 a petition circulated by students at a New Jersey university accused a professor of anti-Semitic, homophobic, and sexist comments.
Read more...In October a car in Virginia was vandalized with homophobic hate speech.
Read more...In October 2017 a national conservative group announced a boycott of a TV channel for content including a gay teenager.
Read more...In October 2017 a TV on a national network featured biphobic language.
Read more...In December 2017 the Supreme Court of the United States missed chance to clarify whether existing civil rights law provides protection to LGBT people based on sex discrimination.
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