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PASSAGES: Chicago musician, producer and DJ Don Crescendo
- Queer Chicago musician, producer and DJ Rodney Donovan Taylor, a.k.a. Don Crescendo, was fatally stabbed on the evening of Sept. 12 in his Avondale neighborhood apartment building. He died Sept. 15 at Illinois Masonic Hospital after ...
Arrests, fights punctuate battles across Canada over gender diversity in schools
- Arrests were reported in the Canadian cities of Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria, among others, on Sept. 20 as opposing groups clashed on how schools address issues of gender identity and how teachers refer to transgender ...
Chicago musician, producer and DJ Don Crescendo killed in Avondale stabbing
- Chicago's LGBTQ+ nightlife community and allies have rallied around the family and close friends of local longtime musician, producer and DJ Rodney Donovan Taylor, a.k.a. Don Crescendo, in the wake of his death by stabbing last ...
Illinois appeals court hears Jussie Smollett request
- On Sept. 12, an Illinois appeals court heard oral arguments regarding embattled gay actor Jussie Smollett lying about a racist and homophobic attack, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The actor himselfsporting a casual beige jacket and ...
Protest action to be held at site of Sept. 9 Jason Aldean concert in Tinley Park
- The Revolution Club Chicago has announced a protest action against 46- year-old country music star and Nashville resident Jason Aldean outside of his Highway Desperado Tour appearance Sept. 9 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre. The protest ...
Gilbert Baker Foundation reacts to death of shop owner who flew the rainbow flag
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--From a press release
- In response to the murder of Laura Ann Carleton over flying the Rainbow flag in her shop in California, the Gilbert Baker Foundation released the statement below. Facebook refused to post the statement as it did not "...meet their standards." ...
Breaking down the origins and impact of the 'gay/trans panic defense'
- The final episode of the Max documentary series "Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York" reveals that the man behind the brutal murders and ...
WORLD Ethiopia, London attack, monument vandalized, British royals
- Ethiopian LGBTQ+-rights activists said that authorities are targeting venues frequented by LGBTQ+ people in the nation, particularly in the capital city, Addis Ababa, per The Advocate. In addition, LGBTQ+ Ethiopians ...
Man pleads guilty to hate crime at UpRising Bakery
- Alsip, Illinois resident Joseph I. Collins, 25, pled guilty on Aug. 16 to committing a hate crime last summer at UpRising Bakery and Cafe, a Lake in the Hills business that was preparing to host a ...
Gay opera star, husband plead guilty to sexual assault
- David Danielsone of the opera world's most well-known countertenorsand husband Scott Walters pled guilty in a Houston district court to drugging and raping a young vocalist, grad student Samuel Schultz, in 2010, NPR reported. Schultz was ...
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Teen suspect arrested in killing of gay dancer
- The New York Police Department arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old O'Shae Sibley, who was attacked last weekend at a Brooklyn gas station. According to The Advocate, Sibley, a professional dancer, had been ...
Suspect arrested in the murder of O'Shae Sibley, GLAAD comments
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--From a press release
- (New York, NY - August 4, 2023) GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, is responding to news that the 17-year-old suspect in the stabbing death of 28-year-old O'Shae Sibley has been arrested in New ...
Dancer O'Shae Sibley murdered amid rising violence against LGBTQs; GLAAD highlights trend
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- At least five LGBTQ people have been murdered in recent weeks, following a dramatic spike in anti-LGBTQ hate and harassment during Pride month. GLAAD: "[O'Shae] Sibley's shocking murder follows a disturbing rise in violence and harassment ...
Kevin Spacey found not guilty of sexual-assault charges
- Two-time Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been cleared of all charges after a month-long trial in London on claims of sexual assault. Spacey had tears in his eyes as the jury at Southwark Crown Court found ...
NATIONAL Rufus Gifford, school items, N.C. situation, Texas judge
- Rufus Gifford, the highest-ranking openly LGBTQ+ official at the State Department, is leaving his post as chief of protocol to become finance chair for President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, The Advocate reported. Gifford, who is married ...
Elton John, husband called as defense witnesses in Spacey trial
- Superstar singer Sir Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, have been called as witnesses for the defense in Kevin Spacey's trial, Deadline reported. The couple appeared via video link on July 17 from Monaco in ...
SHOWBIZ Sheryl Lee Ralph, 'The Other Two,' Colton Ford, celebrity splits
- Emmy-winning actor, author, singer, philanthropist and community activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, along with The DIVA Foundation, unveiled the new documentary short "Unexpected" at the 2023 Essence Film Festival in New Orleans, a press release noted. The ...
Prime Minister Trudeau condemns Canadian university stabbings
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the June 28 stabbings of a professor and two students in a gender-studies class at the University of Waterloo after police revealed the motive was hate-related, calling it "heinous violence," ...
WORLD Australia case, Turkey march, Elton John, Mexico City, China
- In Australia, the judge overseeing an inquiry examining the 30-year-old unsolved murder of former AC/DC manager Crispin Dye criticized New South Wales (NSW) Police after the revelation of explosive evidence in the case, The Advocate noted. ...
Colorado Springs shooter pleads guilty, gets life in prison
- On June 26, the suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people at Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub Club Q last year pled guilty to the crimes and received life in prison. The sentencing of Anderson ...
Chicago's DFSS launches emergency financial assistance for gender-based violence, human trafficking survivors
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- CHICAGO The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) today announced the official launch of the Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) for Gender-based Violence and Human Trafficking (GBV/HT) Survivors ...
Oregon man pleads guilty to Idaho hate-crime charges
- On June 15, an Oregon man pled guilty to being charged with two federal hate crimes that took place in Boise, Idaho, per a U.S. Department of Justice release. According to court records, on Oct. 8, ...
Violent clash takes place at Calif. school-board meeting over LGBTQ+ rights
- On June 6, protesters clashed and fights erupted outside a meeting of the Glendale Unified School District board, which was scheduled to vote on recognizing June as Pride Month, ABC7 reported. After the skirmishes, police in ...
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy denounces violent acts stemming from political speech
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--From a press release
- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, along with members of the House Dobbs Working Group responded to increasing acts of violence and threats stemming from political attacks on reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community ...
VIEWPOINT The Panama Papers: Rogue capitalism robs your wallet
- On April 03, 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists [ICIJ] started publishing almost 12 million files of leaked documents revealing the details of tax havens sheltering more than a ...
Report reveals abuses against LGBTQ+, transgender community, people living with HIV in the criminal legal system
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--From a press release
- (NEW YORK, NY — April 20, 2023) Today, Lambda Legal, in partnership with Black and Pink National, released Protected and Served? 2022 [ https:// ] , a report that reveals ...
WORLD Grindr in Egypt, police report, queer tango, Human Rights Watch, Gay Games
- Dating app Grindr is warning its users in Egypt that police are allegedly using fake accounts to entrap those seeking dates on the platform, after a spike in recent arrests of LGBTQ+ people, MSN noted via ...
NATIONAL Drag shows, LGBTQ+ honors, Bragman memorial, Fred Karger
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- Dozens of supporters turned out outside the Crazy Aunt Hellen's restaurant in D.C. in anticipation of a drag show's planned protest by the far-right group Proud Boysbut police said members of the far-right, neo-fascist organization didn' ...
Ex-Colts player accused of attacking son and his boyfriend
- Former Indianapolis Colts lineman and radio personality Joseph "Joe" Andrew Staysniak was arrested on Feb. 21 after a domestic incident in which he was accused of assaulting his son and choking his son's boyfriend in the ...
ILGA-Europe report: 2022 was the deadliest year for anti-LGBTI violence
- ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association)-Europe's "Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of LGBTI People in Europe and Central Asia" announced Feb. 20 in Brussels, Belgiumreveals ...
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