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By his own account, Ezra Abdullabekov grew up in a “mountain village in the middle of nowhere in Russia.” It was not a safe place to be queer. After he was arrested and charged with spreading gay propaganda during a vigil in memory of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, he sought…

“We try to make sure that humanity is what we’re giving them.” That’s Derrick Hamilton, talking about the purpose of the organization he co-founded, Friends and Family of the Wrongfully Convicted. The group has a multi-tiered mission, aimed at supporting people who have been locked up despite being innocent. First, the organization provides legal support…