#USA - Hate crime charges filed after 3 trans women were beaten, robbed & mocked in the street

 

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Hate crime charges filed after 3 trans women were beaten, robbed & mocked in the street People passed by and did nothing as the men allegedly attacked the trans women and laughed about it. Who’s your Newsmaker of the Year? The LGBTQ Nation Newsmaker of the Year honors the person or people who most effectively advanced public dialogue around LGBTQ equality over the past year. California’s legislature just passed a bill to treat LGBTQ & straight sex offenders the same The bill's sponsor got death threats for saying that LGBTQ people should be treated the same. Dictionary.com just added a lot of LGBTQ words but will use “homosexuality” less Is the word "homosexuality" offensive? The dictionary website is moving away from it while embracing "Pride" and "ace." Star Trek will get its first transgender characters this year Congrats to actors Ian Alexander and Blu del Barrio who will play the first-ever out transgender and non-binary characters on the 54-year-old sci-fi TV series. Man brought an AR-15 to a gay bar & shouted that he would “have killed those fa***ts” He claimed self-defense for pointing the gun at people, and now he's getting sent to jail for years. Trump administration rule to allow transgender discrimination blocked by federal judge The judge said that the Trump administration rule was "threatening the health of LGBTQ individuals at large." J.K. Rowling is giving Cher’s trans son Chaz Bono second thoughts about his Harry Potter tattoo Chaz Bono is a Harry Potter fanatic and said it's "difficult" to hear J.K. Rowling's anti-transgender statements. These drag queens pound the pavement to serve entertainment and food at your doorstep Customers are raving about this "fantastic" delivery service that has kept a drag nightclub in business and helped several other performers survive. Jacob Blake’s trans cousin receives death threats after speaking out against racist police "There were several death threats as well saying that they wish I was protesting where they were because they would shoot me upon sight."