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Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in the U.S. rose sharply last year
The FBI is reporting a wave of hate crimes as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation at the state level is being passed across the country.
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Salt Lake City police investigate recent wave of Pride flag vandalism
Flags started disappearing from local neighborhoods at the start of Pride month.
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Orange County bans “divisive” Pride flags as anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes rise
“We’ve flown the pride flag for two years, and the world didn’t end,” one local official said.
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LGBTQ+ museum attacked, damaged by gunfire
The overnight strike on the collection coincides with a rise of anti-LGBTQ+ violence and hate speech.
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Club Q suspect tried to blame shooting on patron who subdued them
They allegedly ran a neo-Nazi website before the anti-LGBTQ+ mass shooting.
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Where does Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stand on LGBTQ issues?
Unlike in the U.S., the British Conservative party has overseen important LGBTQ advancements. But some activists worry the new PM won’t continue this trend.
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Atlanta police hunt vandal responsible for spray-painting swastika onto rainbow crosswalk
Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in Georgia have increased 300 percent in recent years.
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White supremacists destroyed a Pride mural. The video they made got them arrested.
They had planned to smash the phones of anyone trying to record their late-night vandalism. Ironically, their own recording helped identify them.
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A drunk man insulted lesbian officer while being arrested, making things even worse for him
Maybe insulting a police officer’s sexual orientation isn’t a great idea when you’re being arrested.
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Students blame faculty after racist & homophobic graffiti mars predominantly white school
“There are constant threats. Especially this year, in particular, it has felt rockier than ever to be a marginalized student in this district. And it feels scary and it feels unsafe,” one student said.
