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Amazon employee who punched coworker in face for being gay is convicted of a hate crime
The state wasn’t going to prosecute him for a hate crime. So the feds stepped in.
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19 years later: A memorial tribute to Matthew Shepard
In the words of Judy Shepard, Matt’s mother, “Go home, give your kids a hug, and don’t let a day go by without telling them you love them.”
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Newly Republican ‘Out’ writer says Matthew Shepard’s death wasn’t a hate crime
Gay journalist Chadwick Moore recently “came out” as a conservative after a backlash to his profile of Milo Yiannopoulos.
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Attorney General nominee defends anti-LGBTQ ‘First Amendment Defense Act’
Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions was asked about FADA by Senator Al Franken, who also asked the nominee to defend his opposition to hate crime legislation.
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President Obama looks back on his LGBTQ legacy in final press conference
Obama gave most of the credit to individual activists who fought for their rights.
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It’s a first: Admitted killer of trans woman is charged with federal hate crime
Prosecutors have never used the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act to bring charges against someone for targeting a victim for being transgender.
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Gaybashers attack hate crime law lobbyists, escape hate crime charges
Prosecutor says he can’t file anything tougher than misdemeanor assault charges because Utah’s hate crimes law doesn’t include LGBT protections.
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Mike Pence’s top seven most homophobic moments (out of many)
Indiana Governor Mike Pence is a darling of the religious right, and with good reason.
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‘Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine’ – The life and legacy of a young gay man
On this 15th anniversary of the murder of Matthew Shepard, filmmaker Michele Josue — a high school classmate and close friend of Matthew’s — brings to the screen the story of the life, death, and lasting legacy of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man with aspirations to one day change the world.
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Four sentenced to prison in kidnapping, attack on gay man in Ky.
LONDON, Ky. — Four people from eastern Kentucky have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in the kidnapping and attack of a gay man.