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Man charged over shooting at Family Research Council
WASHINGTON — A gay rights activist was formally charged Wednesday with shooting and trying to kill a security guard at the Washington headquarters of a Christian lobby group, justice officials said in a statement. Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, was indicted by a grand jury on federal and Washington (District…
LGBT rights activist charged with shooting Family Research Council guard
A gay rights activist has been charged with shooting and trying to kill a security guard at the Washington headquarters of a Christian conservative organization, judicial officials said Thursday. Floyd Lee Corkins, a former volunteer with gay advocacy group “The DC Center for the LGBT Community,” faces up to 40…
Uganda jails murderer of gay activist for 30 years
A Ugandan court has sentenced a man to 30 years in jail for the brutal slaying of a leading gay rights activist, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor said Friday. Enoch Nsubuga admitted beating prominent campaigner David Kato to death with a hammer at his home outside Kampala in January,…
‘Anonymous’ protests peacefully in San Francisco subway
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A few dozen protesters turned out on Monday for a San Francisco rally organized by the hacker group Anonymous to protest alleged police brutality and what they called anti-free speech tactics by authorities. Bay Area Rapid Transit, the commuter train service in the San Francisco area,…
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