The shooting prompted LGBTQ residents and allies to gather in the days and weeks after the incident for vigils and marches
Denver is considered to be one of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities in the nation. HRC gave the city a perfect Municipal Equality Index score
A person identified by a local Trans activist and support group SisTers PGH as Amarey Lej, a 21-year-old Black trans woman
“Anyone considering committing a hate crime should think again as they will be investigated, prosecuted and held accountable under the law”
The law lets prosecutors pursue hate crime charges when a crime involves defacing properties owned by local governments or organizations
Edwards said he told NYPD the attackers voiced anti-LGBTQ remarks- NYPD source said nothing in the case notes indicate anti-gay comment
LGBTQ+ individuals continue to be targeted for violence in our society, no matter how far they've come in the fight for acceptance & equality
Smollett was convicted on five felony charges that he faked a hate crime and was responsible for orchestrating it
“A plea bargain from first-degree murder to voluntary manslaughter is a miscarriage of justice"
Defendant allegedly threatened bombings and mass shooting that would make the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub Attack “Look Like a Cakewalk”
