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GLAAD joins march and rally against anti-LGBT hate violence in New York City
Sunday, May 19, 2013
12:22pm

Friday night in New York's Greenwich Village, police say a gunman, who is in custody but has yet to be identified, followed Mark Carson, taunting him with anti-gay slurs and homophobic language, before tragically shooting him in the head.

09/08/09
Defamatory Ad in Yiddish Newspaper Sparks Controversy, Raises Questions in Brooklyn City Council Race | 09/08/09

08/31/09
Media Highlights Efforts to Counter Anti-Gay Group NOM | 08/31/09

08/28/09
Two Transgender Women Stabbed in Broad Daylight, One Dead | 08/28/09

08/27/09
One Iowa Speaks Out Against National Organization for Marriage | 08/27/09

08/27/09
Transgender Mayoral Candidate to Sue Twitter over Defamatory Fake Account | 08/27/09

08/26/09
Openly Gay Captain Hopes to Act as Bridge Between LGBT Community and Sheriff’s Office | 08/26/09

08/21/09
Media Takes Note of Latest Statewide LGBT Developments | 08/21/09

Every week at state and local levels, there are numerous developments taking place about the many key issues that de

08/20/09
Newark Mayor Cory Booker to Meet with LGBT Journalists | 08/20/09

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Syracuse mayor signs law protecting gender expression
12/12/12

Mayor Stephanie Miner today signed a new local law that extends civil rights to all people regardless of gender expression. The law, which passed the city council 7-1 last month, prohibits discrimination based on a person’s “actual or perceived sex, or their gender identity or expression.”

LGBT group denied charter at Point Loma Nazarene University
12/12/12

Point Loma Nazarene senior Sean Lewis, who is openly gay, said he and others often feel unwelcome on campus...To lessen that angst among gay students, Lewis recently spearheaded a campaign to begin a gay-themed discussion group.

N.J. Senate president says he will not allow ballot vote on marriage
12/11/12

New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney: "I have firmly stated before and will say again now that I do not believe you put civil rights on the ballot, period. It is the job of elected officials to ensure that everyone is provided equal protection and equal rights under the law."

LGBT, civil rights groups to hold town hall on new Chicago Police transgender policy
12/11/12

A handful of LGBT and civl rights organizations will host a discussion and town hall meeting this week to build community awareness of the Chicago Police Department’s new policy that outlines how police interact with transgender and gender nonconforming detainees.

Transgender Player Gabrielle Ludwig Mocked By ESPN Radio Hosts; Outlet Calls For Their Suspension
12/11/12

A gay sports outlet has called for the suspension of ESPN Radio/Washington D.C.

EMU to pay $75,000 to counseling student Julea Ward who refused to counsel gay client
12/11/12

Eastern Michigan University announced this afternoon it has settled a lawsuit filed by a former student who was dismissed from the master’s degree counseling program after she refused to counsel a gay client because of her religious beliefs.

Reveling in Her Supreme Court Moment
12/11/12

People move to New York for many complicated reasons — personal, professional, spiritual, gravitational — some quite clear, some unknowable. Edith Windsor came 60 years ago for a very simple one.

Illinois Gov. Quinn wants to see movement on gay marriage bill
12/11/12

Gov. Pat Quinn says he hopes a bill allowing gay marriage in Illinois moves through the General Assembly next month.

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