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Jussie Smollett's conviction for that hate crime hoax just got overturned—here's what we know

This is the latest update in a five-year-long saga involving the embattled Empire actor.

Blaze Bernstein's mother reflects on life and justice after sentencing of son's killer

Jeanne Pepper, the mother of Blaze Bernstein, sat down with The Advocate to talk about what it means for her family that Samuel Woodward’s anti-Semitism and homophobia got him locked up for the rest of his life.

COOKIE SHEET SHOCKER: 12 students, frat boys charged in alleged Grindr hate crime video attack

Police say the man was kicked, punched, and beaten about the head with a cookie sheet because he's gay.

Jury ACQUITS food delivery man who shot and killed trans woman Meghan Riley Lewis

Brian Delen said he shot Lewis in self-defense, but he still faces 30 years in prison for her death.

Grindr predator targets trans women in Texas: police

Salih Ali Mohammed Alhemoud, 30, was indicted Wednesday on six federal felony charges related to the kidnapping and assault of two trans women he met through Grindr.

Detroit teen faces adult charges in gay dating app murder

The 17-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, and unlawful driving away of an automobile.

Queer Asian man targeted in SF hate crime?

“He swung his fists five times, trying to hit, hit, hit,” says Pat Karaphat of the unprovoked assault in San Francisco's Tenderloin district.

5 slurs that are being reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community

Do you think these slurs should be reclaimed?

City of Orlando Is Purchasing Pulse & Planning to Turn It Into a Memorial

Since efforts to build a permanent memorial have stalled, the city of Orlando plans to purchase the property for $2 million.

Watch the First Trailer For True-Crime Doc 'Never Let Him Go'

The new docu-series follows the case of a gay man who was killed in a hate crime in the '80s.

Teen Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crime in Killing of Gay Dancer Who Was Voguing to Beyoncé

The district attorney called murder of O'Shae Sibley, which is being prosecuted as a hate crime, "tragic and senseless."