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Guest Post: Was Marco McMillian killed in Mississippi because he was black or gay?

Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 9:24am by Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

Guest blogger Irene Monroe discusses the murder mayoral candidate Marco McMillian, asking about the state of hate crime laws in Mississippi.

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Remembering Matthew Shepard

Friday, October 12, 2012 - 9:45am by Brendan Davis, Digital Content Manager at GLAAD

Matthew’s death changed the way people viewed and talked about LGBT people, and eventually led to the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a federal law against bias-motivated crimes targeting LGBT people, among others.

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Govt-funded Campaign Educates to End Violence & Discrimination against DC's Trans Community

Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 3:45pm by Alexandra Bolles, National News Media Intern

As violence against the trans community increases in our nation’s capital and adds onto the many forms of systemic discrimination trans people face, the DC Office of Human Rights is launching a campaign to promote respect and educate the public on these issues in the first government-funded campaign of its kind.

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Remembering Sean Kennedy Five Years Later

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 1:21pm by Justin Ward, Senior Media Field Strategist at GLAAD

Five years ago today, Sean Kennedy was the victim of a brutal anti-gay hate crime that brought his life to an untimely end. He was just 20 years old. Today Sean’s memory lives on through the tireless work and indomitable spirit of his mother Elke.

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UPDATE: Federal Agencies to Conduct Hate Crime Trainings for Puerto Rican Law Enforcement Officials

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 7:55pm by Brian Pacheco, Spanish-Language Media Strategist at GLAAD

Almost a year after GLAAD and others urged President Obama and the media to address murders of LGBT people in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that they will conduct training sessions on hate crimes for Puerto Rican law enforcement officials.

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Santa Barbara Police Investigating Anti-Gay Hate Crime

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 2:34pm by Adam Bass, GLAAD's Senior Media Strategist

The Santa Barbara Independent reports that two men were victims of a brutal anti-gay attack on New Year's.

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GLAAD Highlights the 13th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance

Monday, November 14, 2011 - 5:50pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

This coming Sunday, November 20, marks the 13th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a time to honor the memory of those whose lives were lost due to anti-transgender violence.

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