THE CULTURAL ROADMAP FOR CITY GIRLS EVERYWHERE

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January 26, 2018

Zara Barrie

Alarming Study Reveals That Less Than Half Of Americans Accept LGBTQ People, A Dramatic Change From Last Year

There has been a devastating reversal in progress.

January 22, 2018

Corinne Werder

A Crisis Of Hate: The Highest LGBTQ Murder Rate Reported In History

A total of 52 reported anti-LGBTQ homicides happened in 2017.

May 16, 2017

Juliet Macey

First Federal Hate Crime Conviction for Murder of a Transgender Person

Monday, Joshua Vallum was sentenced to 49 years in prison for the heinous 2015 murder of 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson. The case marks the first time that the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been used to prosecute a suspect for targeting a victim because they were transgender.

March 10, 2017

Juliet Macey

Three D.C. Men Face Hate Crimes Charges in Transgender Woman’s Fatal Shooting

Three D.C. men face hate crime charges in connection with the deadly shooting last summer of 22-year-old Black transgender woman Dee Dee Dodds, and for targeting two other transgender women.

April 7, 2013

Shannon Leigh O'Neil

Brute Sought in Anti-Gay Ketchup Bottle Attack

Police are hunting down Greenwich Village Attacker

June 15, 2011

Abby Tallmer

Anti-Gay Violence Surges Drastically in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has seen a dramatic spike in anti-gay homicides in the last 18 months

December 13, 2007

Julie Bolcer, GO Staff

Sentences Issued in Michael Sandy Case

Three men involved in the death of gay Brooklyn resident Michael Sandy were sentenced on Nov 20.

December 13, 2007

Julie Bolcer, GO Staff

Hate Crimes Legislation Abandoned in Congress

Congress dropped legislation in early December that would have expanded hate crime laws to include the category of sexual orientation.

October 4, 2007

Julie Bolcer, GO Staff

Newark Triple Homicide A Possible Hate Crime, Advocates Say

LGBT advocates in Newark, N.J. issued a letter demanding that the murder of three young men be investigated as an anti-gay crime.

October 4, 2007

Julie Bolcer, GO Staff

Defendant In Brooklyn Hate Crimes Trial Claims That He Is Gay

One of three men on trial for murder of a gay man has claimed that he is gay.

October 4, 2007

Julie Bolcer, GO Staff

Local Incidents Spotlight Problem of Hate Crimes

U.S. Senate voted enhance federal power to prosecute hate crimes.

September 6, 2007

Julie Bolcer, GO Staff

Bush Vows to Veto Expanded Hate Crimes Legislation

It was implied that President Bush would veto Congressional efforts allowing gender identity and expression to be covered under federal hate crimes

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