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LGBTQ and Civil Rights Advocates Criticize Passage of Georgia Police Protection Bill Katie Burkholder Georgia August 7, 2020 0As a compromise to pass Georgia’s first hate crimes bill, Governor Brian Kemp has signed a proposal into law granting...
Charges Renewed Against Smollett for Alleged False Report John Paul King, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National February 15, 2020 0Ten months after charges against him were dropped, actor Jesse Smollett was indicted again on Tuesday for allegedly lying to...
Bill to Strengthen Federal Hate Crimes Law Introduced in Senate Katie Burkholder National February 5, 2020 0Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced a bill that would strengthen federal hate crime law, according...
Jussie Smollett Claims Lawsuit Against Him Should Be Dropped Katie Burkholder National September 6, 2019 0After almost nine months, former Empire star Jussie Smollett is requesting the $130,000 lawsuit against him from the city of...
Case Proceeds to Superior Court Against Man Accused of Murdering Trey Peters Katie Burkholder Georgia August 19, 2019 0The case of the murder of local gay man Trey Peters is moving to the Superior Court, according to the...
Previously Unidentified Suspect Arrested in Connection with Murder of Trey Peters Katie Burkholder Georgia August 3, 2019 0A third previously unidentified suspect in connection with the hate-motivated murder of gay DeKalb County resident Ronald “Trey” Peters has...
Second Suspect Arrested in Hate-Motivated Murder of Trey Peters Katie Burkholder Georgia August 1, 2019 0A second arrest has been made in connection with the hate-motivated murder of DeKalb County gay man Ronald “Trey” Peters,...
Gay Man Trey Peters Attacked and Killed in DeKalb County Katie Burkholder Atlanta June 8, 2019 0Gay man Ronald “Trey” Peters was shot early Tuesday morning (June 4) after attackers shouted homophobic slurs at him. Peters,...
Charges Against Jussie Smollett Are Dropped Katie Burkholder National March 27, 2019 0After speculation that he faked his own hate crime, all charges against gay actor Jussie Smollett have been dropped, according...
Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to 16 Felony Counts Katie Burkholder National March 15, 2019 0Empire actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to charges that he staged a homophobic and racist hate crime against...
Hate Crime Bill Passed by Georgia Representatives Katie Burkholder Georgia March 9, 2019 0The Georgia State House of Representatives passed a hate crime bill on Thursday night (March 7). HB 426, which was...