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The uncle of a kidnapped Romanian teenager has slammed the people who heard her desperate telephone calls for help. Alexandra Măceşanu, 15, is presumed dead after a mechanic in southern Romania confessed to her killing, as well as that of an 18-year-old last seen in April. It later emerged authorities took 19 hours to locate Măceşanu after she made three calls to the 112 emergency number. The scandal has sparked outrage, the sacking of officials and the resignation of the country’s interior...

Romania’s interior minister has quit as the fallout from the murder of two teenage girls intensifies. There is public outrage over the killings of Alexandra Macesanu, 15, and Luiza Melencu, 18, in the southern town of Caracal. Macesanu phoned the European emergency number 112 but it took authorities 19 hours to locate where she was as they struggled to trace her calls and secure unnecessary search warrants. Nicolae Moga, who had only been in the post six days, resigned as Romania’s interior...

A murder suspect in the southern Romanian town of Caracal has admitted to killing two teenage girls, his lawyer said on Sunday, in a case that sparked nationwide outrage. Gheorghe Dinca, 65, who works as a mechanic, has been detained over the deaths of Alexandra Macesanu, 15, who was last seen earlier this week, and Luiza Melencu, 18, who was reported missing in April. "He confessed the facts," Dinca's lawyer Bogdan Alexandru told reporters at the suspect's residence in Caracal. Macesanu called...

The owner and editor-in-chief of The New Republic apologized for a vulgar and homophobic op-ed published Friday that attacked presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and made broad assumptions about the mayor’s personal life. Dale Peck’s post titled “My Mayor Pete Problem” described Buttigieg as “the gay equivalent of Uncle Tom,” and repeatedly referred to the presidential candidate as “Mary Pete” throughout the column. Peck argued that because the mayor waited until his early 30s to come out...

In the week since a gay teenager was fired from his gig as a counselor for a Christian organization’s summer camp, parents have started pulling their kids from the camp in question. 18-year-old Jace Taylor was fired on June 11, days before he was due to start working the summer-long job at Fircreek, one of the camps operated by the Firs Bible and Missionary Conference, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The firing made headlines after Taylor’s father posted about it on Facebook,...

This man would sometimes cross-dress as a woman to deceive his victims A man has been sentenced to three years in prison for blindfolding straight men and tricking them into making gay porn. Bryan Deneumostier, 32, admitted to tricking at least 80 straight men into gay sex by posing as a housewife. He pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal interception of oral communications. His plea agreement also admitted he engaged in sex with 150 men. Over half, 80, were unaware of his production of the secret...

A 23-year-old has been found guilty of killing a genderfluid teenager in a brutal, premeditated attack. Jorge “Lumni” Sanders-Galvez kidnapped, suffocated and murdered 16-year-old Kedarie Johnson after he and his cousin discovered that the teenager was non-binary. He will be sentenced next month, but faces mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole. His cousin, Jaron Purham, is in the process of being tried separately for the same crime of first-degree murder. Kedarie, who did not identify as trans, enjoyed dressing in...

He was verbally abused and beaten in a park early on Sunday morning Thugs verbally abused and punched a teenager in a park in the early hours of Sunday (7 May) morning. In what police have called a ‘homophobic hate crime’, the boy was walking past a supermarket when the unprovoked incident occurred in Bristol, England. Around 4am, he was verbally abused and punched in the face, according to the Bristol Post. The teenager was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary and treated for...

What is behind the risky behaviors of LGBTQ teens in America? Research has confirmed that the LGBTQ community may have high rates of mental health conditions. Mental health illnesses can be due to prejudice, stigma, rejection, fear, abuse, threats, assault, low self-esteem, harassment, or other circumstances. The National Alliance of Mental Illness notes that LGBTQ individuals are 3 times more likely to develop a mental health condition. Mental health conditions or illnesses can include depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, self-harm...

A gay 13-year-old has taken his own life after enduring years of homophobic bullying, both physical and emotional. Tyrone Unsworth of Brisbane, took his own life, his mother said, and that he had suffered through two years of homophobic abuse which pushed him “to the edge”. Among other insults and physical abuse, Unsworth was called a “fairy” and a “gay boy”. She told the Courier Mail: “He was a really feminine male, he loved fashion, he loved make-up and the boys always...

The move was welcomed by transgender campaigners when it was announced on November 3. Metro Bank has been praised by campaigners after it became the first British Bank to welcome customers who don’t identify as male or female, BuzzFeed reports. Founded in 2010, Metro Bank is the newest to open on the British high street. As of today, its application forms will allow people to declare themselves as non-binary and use the title “Mx” rather than Mr, Mrs or Ms. The decision...

Noah Galvin's 'The Real O’Neals' character asks gay icons to help dial down the world's level of gayness. In a clip from ABC’s comedy The Real O’Neals, gay teenager Kenny, played by out actor Noah Galvin, encounters the situation so many of us have experienced before: being asked to be ‘less gay.’ in the scene, Kenny is watching the gay pride parade on TV with his family when his mother drops the comment. She says that there are too many ‘booty shorts...

A supportive mom and dad are seeking some guidance after their 11-year-old son came out as gay. It sounds like they just need some help with the logistics. The mom writes on Reddit: Last night my 11 yo told my husband and I that he's gay. We talked for about 1/2 an hour and of course we love him, support him, be himself. For us it changes nothing about our love for him. He's an amazing kid. At this stage of...

(This series of stories is written on real people and events) “Love never knocks on heart’s doors, love melts them” Youngsters always seek adventures. This fully applied for Mark Crystalheart, too. In the late spring of 2015, he was a few days far from being graduated from high school. His further life was already carefully planned, he was certain about continuing his education, mainly because this was going to free him from this city, where everyone knew him, and where also...