A Philippine court plans to deliver its verdict in the emotion-charged case of a U.S. Marine accused of murdering a transgender Filipino after discovering her gender when they checked into a hotel.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Monday that a murder investigation focused on a U.S. Marine should have no bearing on the two countries' relations, while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington seeks no "special privilege" for the suspect but only protection of his rights.

The Philippines deported a U.S. Marine convicted in the killing of a trans woman.

A U.S. Marine, convicted in the murder of a trans woman, was pardoned by The Philippines on Monday.

The Philippines on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a U.S. Marine that it drop a murder case against him in the death of a transgender Filipino woman last year.

A Pinellas County man was charged with first degree murder after deputies discovered the body of his boyfriend inside the home the two men shared over the weekend.

Police are investigating the shooting death of a trans woman who was murdered and left in a field.

Four months ago, Bree “Nuk” Black was shot and killed close to her home, and police still have no leads on who her killer was.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- An Army veteran beaten by a man he met at a bar died Saturday afternoon, nearly a week after being hospitalized with burns so bad that parts of both arms had to be amputated, police and his partner said.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ A man charged with killing four people in two states in 2014 to protest U.S. foreign policy was on a federal terrorism watch list and wrote in his journal that he planned to follow the Islamic State group and ``learn the ways of jihadis,'' a New Jersey state prosecutor said Wednesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon woman on trial for the murder of her 4-year-old son believed the boy was gay and that was a motive behind the deadly beatings, a prosecutor said.

Dozens of activists burned a mock U.S. flag as they protested at the U.S. Embassy in Manila on Tuesday, demanding that Washington hand over to the Philippines a U.S. Marine suspected in the killing of a transgender Filipino that the demonstrators labeled a hate crime.

For readers searching for something queer and fantasy-filled, "Son of the Storm" is the book for you.

Gay Star News reports four transgender women of color were killed over the last four weeks, raising the death total to 16 in 2015.

(EDGE) A new and startling report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs claims that more LGBTQ people have been killed in the United States so far this year than all of 2016. 

A month after the shooting death of Bree Black, a Black transgender woman from Pompano Beach, authorities have increased the reward to $8,000 for information leading to the arrest of her killer. 

(WB) A new anti-transgender hate crime was reported in the country on the night of Feb. 18, but the National Civil Police (NCP) described it as the murder of two men who were wearing women’s clothes in the center of San Luis Talpa in the La Paz Department.

A promising sugar daddy’s life was, allegedly, cut short by a gay porn actor.

(WB) In a little noticed development, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier this year ordered federal prosecutors and the FBI to review seven murders of transgender women in locations throughout the country and offered assistance to local authorities who were investigating the murders.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ramsey County authorities say the man suspected of shooting and killing his former lover early last week is likely relying on social media to find shelter while on the run from authorities.

(CNN) -- Bryce Williams voiced a host of anger-laced grievances, as well as some praise, in a disjointed 23-page document that authorities say he faxed after shooting two WDBJ-TV journalists live on air Wednesday -- killings that he attempted to explain.

It’s been six months since Bree Black was shot and killed near her Pompano Beach home and law enforcement has yet to identify her killer.

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Oren Liebermann and Jason Hanna (CNN) -- Shira Banki, the high schooler fatally stabbed at a gay pride parade in Jerusalem, will be laid to rest Monday, a day after Israel's Prime Minister called on his people to "vigorously fight manifestations of hate."

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) _ A teenager charged with shooting a classmate in the chest at his central California high school two years ago accepted a plea agreement with prosecutors Friday for a 27-year sentence in state prison.

The Tavern at The Wick Theatre and Costume Museum is a tribute to the famed Tavern On The Green in New York’s Central Park. This summer, in addition to fine cuisine, murder is on the menu at the Boca Raton restaurant.

For some reason, whenever I think about “Kinky Boots,” Nancy Sinatra’s sassy ‘60s hit, “These Boots Are Made for Walking,” comes to mind, except, the shiny, sparkly, stiletto boots in the hit musical are also made for running, dancing, voguing and more.

Carrying flowers, portraits and signs that said "I am not afraid," thousands of Russians marched Sunday in Moscow to mourn opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, whose slaying on the streets of the capital has shaken Russia's beleaguered opposition.

Brings total to 18 this year

(WB) The family of a transgender woman who was murdered in Tijuana, Mexico last month has sharply criticized the way that local authorities have handled the case.