5 LGBT things you need to know today, Aug. 30

1. The Washington Post reports on Hillary Clinton’s complicated history with the LGBT community. LGBT advocates are fuming about the story, calling it one-sided.

2. “Before I could even look up, he struck me right in the forehead, splitting about two-and-a-half inches of a cut above my right eyebrow. I put my hand over my right eyebrow, and blood just comes down into my hand.” The victim of an anti-gay hate crime assault in New York speaks out.

3. A second teen has been arrested in connection to a paintball attack outside of a Sacramento gay club.

4. VICE wins headline of the day with “How do gay bears deal with having sleep apnea?

5. VIDEO OF THE DAY: LGBT folks look for LGBT ghosts in the new web series “Queer Ghost Hunters.” Yup, it’s gonna be that kind of day.