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Phoenix man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up LGBTQ+ bar over Charlie Kirk killing

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Phoenix police have detained a man accused of threatening to shoot people at a local LGBTQ+ bar as revenge for Charlie Kirk‘s death. Treven Michael Gokey, 49, was arrested Wednesday on two felony counts of making a terroristic threat and using a computer to threaten, according to the police report via AZ Family, and is currently being held in the Maricopa County jail on a $250,000 bond. Officers said that Gokey threatened a shooting at Cruisin’ 7th, allegedly telling them that “Charlie Kirk was a martyr” and he ”was a martyr for Charlie Kirk.” Gokey reportedly told police during a a welfare check […]

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Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos made history when most LGBTQ+ orgs were gay, white, & male

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“I know that younger generations may not know about us,” historian and author Lydia R. Otero says of Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU) in the 2023 PBS documentary about the group, Unidad, “but we made life better for queers of color and we made a difference because we made the world better.” Founded in Los Angeles in 1981 by a group of gay and lesbian Latinx and Chicanx activists, GLLU was a trailblazing organization that took an intersectional approach to LGBTQ+ advocacy decades before that term and concept entered mainstream political organizing. As Laura M. Esquivel — often called “La madre […]

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Tampa Pride Cancels 2026 Events: “Political Climate”

Tampa’s CBS affiliate reports: Tampa Pride announced it is implementing a one-year hiatus of the annual Tampa Pride Festival and Diversity Parade, citing the “current political and economic climate.” A letter from the Board of Tampa Pride was published to the organization’s Facebook and website Friday, saying challenges with corporate sponsorships, reductions in county, state and federal grant funding, as well as the discontinuation of DEI programs under Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it difficult to sustain ongoing operations for 2026. “We recognize the festival and parade’s significant financial contribution to local businesses and its vital role to our LGBTQIA+ community. […]

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5 LGBTQ UVU Students Speak Out After Charlie Kirk’s Murder

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After last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University (UVU), LGBTQ people—and especially trans people—have been targeted with blame and vitriol. Far-right figureheads quickly engaged in unsubstantiated speculation that the shooter was, in Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s words, “a tr*nny, or pro-tr*nny,” and used this to portray trans people as violent and to advocate for “no mercy” in retaliation. Even after law enforcement confirmed that the shooter was, like more than 90%of mass shooters, a cisgender man, many still used the identity of his partner and roommate—who Utah Governor Spencer Cox has said is “transitioning from male to female”—to blame the shooting on the trans community. Kirk, who called trans people […]

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Boston Police investigating possible hate crime after gay couple attacked with baseball bat

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A gay man was left needing hospital treatment after being head on the head with a baseball bat when he and his partner were attacked in Boston, in an incident that is being treated as a possible hate crime The attack took place in the Mattapan neighbourhood of the Massachusetts city at about 7.45pm on 13 September when the couple were walking towards a convenience store.  At first a group of men shouted gay slurs at them, some of which were in Haitian Creole, a French-based language, before a fight broke out, a witness told The Boston Globe. One of the gay men […]

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Long Beach Pride Office Gets “MAGA” Death Threats

Los Angeles’s CBS affiliate reports: Los Angeles County leaders have addressed the recent discovery of anti-LGBTQ and antisemitic graffiti outside of the Long Beach Pride headquarters over the weekend. The graffiti was found on a utility box outside of the building, which helps Long Beach put on their annual Pride festival. The language included a swastika, which could be seen in photos seen on Long Beach Pride’s Facebook page. Mayor Rex Richardson called the graffiti “not just an attack on a symbol, but an attack on our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and neighbors.” “This vile act of hate has absolutely no place […]

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Meet the Black gay entrepreneur running to be Alabama’s next senator

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In Alabama, where Republicans have entrenched their dominance and legislatorshave passed some of the nation’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws, Dakarai Larriett is mounting a campaign he knows will be an uphill climb. At 43, the Birmingham-born entrepreneur and activist could become the first Black out gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. But Larriett insists that isn’t the point.  “This campaign is so about the policies, the policies that improve the lives of people, and not the personalities,” he said in an interview with The Advocate. A career in business and service Larriett’s résumé spans both the corporate world and community activism. After graduating from the University […]

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Politician leaves anti-LGBTQ+ political party after he reveals relationship with intersex model

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Far-right Polish politician Dawid Szóstak has announced that he will leave his anti-LGBTQ+ Confederation political party after revealing his relationship with intersex model Michalina Manios, who was a finalist on the 2011 season of Poland’s Next Top Model. During her appearance on the show, Manios explained that she was assigned a male identity at birth and was raised in that gender identity until she was 18 years old, something she said felt like being imprisoned. At that point, she then legally changed her gender to female. “Functionally, I developed as a woman, but unfortunately, I was assigned a male identity, not […]

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Journalist put on Charlie Kirk’s ‘hit list’ speaks out about vile abuse: ‘He normalized violence’

A journalist who was put on the late right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk’s “hit list” has spoken out on the abuse she received from his supporters. US-based speaker, commentator, and college professor, Stacey Patton, posted a statement to Facebook, days after the 31-year-old right-wing pundit was shot dead in Utah, highlighting the “venom” she faced from his supporters in 2024. The Turning Point USA co-founder, known for his extreme anti-LGBTQ+ views, was fatally shot in the neck during a crowded open-air debate on gun violence at Utah Valley University on Wednesday (10 September). A manhunt for the killer, whose identity is unknown, is […]

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Burkina Faso Criminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

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Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly passed a law on September 1, 2025, that makes consensual same-sex relations a criminal offense, a major setback for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Under this new law, people found guilty of homosexuality could face two to five years in prison, as well as fines. The law violates LGBT people’s rights to non-discrimination and privacy. The law is being enacted amid shrinking civic and political space and a major crackdown by the military junta on the political opposition, media, and peaceful dissent. Until now, Burkina Faso has never had a law criminalizing consensual same-sex […]

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