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  Chechnya redux: Police detain up to 100 gay & trans people in Azerbaijan

  Monday, September 25, 2017

  Police reportedly shaved trans women's heads and forced detainees to give addresses of other LGBTQ people.

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  Russian newspaper says Chechen authorities are arresting & killing gay men

  Sunday, April 2, 2017

  Officials in Chechnya are reportedly baiting closeted gay men in the remote mountain region via social networking apps for arrest and even death.

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  NY man charged with hate crime in St. Patrick’s Day attack on transgender women

  Sunday, March 19, 2017

  Police say that the man verbally harassed two transgender women walking into a McDonald's Friday afternoon before launching into a violent assault that sent one woman to the hospital.

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  Trans woman attacked outside queer conference, assailant arrested

  Monday, January 23, 2017

  "He just kept telling me 'You're a faggot' and 'You're going to hell'."

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  ‘No Homo’ preacher busted for kicking woman in the chest so hard it left a mark

  Thursday, September 22, 2016

  Dean Saxton was arrested for assaulting a woman who challenged his message that gay people are "destroying the country."

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  Proud mom of lesbians has carried this sign at almost every NYC Pride Parade

  Tuesday, September 13, 2016

  “I’m very grateful that I’m able to carry it each year. I am now 92 years old and I hope to keep going for as long as I am able.”

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  Uganda police violently break up pride moments after Orlando tribute

  Friday, August 5, 2016

  "We condemn the police's actions, the use of excessive force during arrest."

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