Yezmin Villarreal
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Chechnya
A new report from Human Rights Watch includes interviews with gay and bisexual survivors of persecution in Chechnya. → Read More
Gay Chechens Detail Abuse in New Human Rights Watch Report
"The sounds of torture are just there all day," a survivor of detention camps tells Human Rights Watch. → Read More
DeVos Won't Say If She Would Withhold Federal Funding From Schools That Discriminate
Rep. Barbara Lee called DeVos's statements "appalling and sad." → Read More
North Carolina to Host 2019 NBA All-Star Game
The offer was put back on the table after North Carolina passed a "compromise" bill that repealed House Bill 2. → Read More
Dem Senators Pen Letter Asking Why LGBT Questions Were Omitted From Census
The senators hope to get an answer by June 19. → Read More
NYT: Gay Russians Face Discrimination in Brooklyn
Gay Russians gathered to speak about the importance of being out in their communities at Brighton Beach Pride. → Read More
NYT: Gay Russians Face Discrimination in Brooklyn
Gay Russians gathered to speak about the importance of being out in their communities at Brighton Beach Pride. → Read More
Joshua Johnson Is Part of NPR's New Generation
The recently appointed host of 1A hopes to cut through the static of the political news cycle and bring diverse perspectives to public radio. → Read More
Gay Chechens Trying to Escape Russia Denied Visas by U.S.
Those trying to escape persecution can't find a country to take them in. → Read More
Gay Chechens Trying to Escape Russia Denied Visas by U.S.
Those trying to escape persecution can't find a country to take them in. → Read More
Shepard Smith: No Problems Being Out at Fox News
Smith, who officially came out last year, said, “I didn’t think I was in.” → Read More
White House Staffer: Unaware if Trump Knows About Chechnya
A White House spokeswoman could not confirm if Trump is aware of the reports that gay and bisexual men are being detained and persecuted in Chechnya. → Read More
White House Staffer: Unaware if Trump Knows About Chechnya
A White House spokeswoman could not confirm if Trump is aware of the reports that gay and bisexual men are being detained and persecuted in Chechnya. → Read More
What’s Going on in the Richard Simmons Saga?
Richard Simmons is suing two tabloids for libel after they published stories claiming he was in the process of transitioning. → Read More
Marriage Equality Comes to Bermuda
Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche will be the first same-sex couple to wed in Bermuda. → Read More
Vladimir Putin Plans to Investigate Abuse of Gay and Bi Men in Chechnya
Putin will create a group to investigate the claims, which he refers to as "well-known information, or rumors" about men "with a nontraditional sexual orientation." → Read More
Vladimir Putin Plans to Investigate Abuse of Gay and Bi Men in Chechnya
Putin will create a group to investigate the claims, which he refers to as "well-known information, or rumors" about men "with a nontraditional sexual orientation." → Read More
LGBT Groups: 'Religious Freedom' Order May Still Be Used to Discriminate
Even though explicit anti-LGBT language was not in the final order, other provisions could enable discrimination, activists say. → Read More
LGBT Activists Arrested at May Day Protest in Russia
Protesters wanted to raise awareness of the human rights abuses being committed against gay and bisexual men in Chechnya. → Read More
Gay Asylum-Seeker Released by ICE
The Bay Area resident had been held in immigration detention for more than a month in Miami. → Read More