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Reports of more anti-LGBT attacks in New York after thousands march for violence victims
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
1:25pm

After thousands of local advocates, including GLAAD, marched through New York City's West Village in response to the recent series of alleged anti-LGBT attacks, and to mourn the murder of Mark Carson, and openly gay man of color, more attacks have been reported.

08/21/08
LGBT Delegates Gathering in Denver and Minneapolis | 08/21/08

In the lead-up to the Democratic National Convention, the De

08/20/08
Media Expose Need for Inclusive Hate Crimes Legislation in Oklahoma | 08/20/08

 

08/19/08
Minnesota Media Celebrates Diverse Delegates | 08/19/08

08/14/08
Newsday Explores Hate Speech and Hate Violence | 08/14/08

When a man walked into the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville and started shooting “because

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Stacie Laughton, Transgender New Hampshire State Representative, Asked To Resign After Fraud Revelation
11/27/12

New Hampshire House Majority Leader Pete Silva is calling on newly elected State Rep. Stacie Laughton, who is transgender, to resign from her post after her past conviction for credit card fraud was brought to wider attention.

AP Denounces Homophobia — The Word, That Is
11/27/12

The Associated Press news service's widely used style guide has added language advising against use of the term 'homophobia,' saying it amounts to a diagnosis of mental disability.

Commission sides with gay group against Hands On Originals
11/27/12

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission in Kentucky has sided with the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization in its discrimination complaint against T-shirt printer Hands On Originals, setting up a potential public hearing between the groups.

Few quick answers to flood of questions over new marriage equality law
11/27/12

While Washington state's marriage equality law has prompted many questions, no single agency is equipped to resolve them all, leaving attorneys and legal groups scrambling to provide answers.

The Supreme Court's 4 Most Likely Moves On Marriage Equality
11/27/12

On Friday, the Supreme Court is expected to decide whether it will be hearing cases about the so-called "Defense of Marriage" Act (DOMA) and California's anti-gay Proposition 8. Although there are numerous possible outcomes of the justices’ Friday conference, four results look most likely.

Indiana Advocates Stand Against Anti-Gay Ban on Marriage Equality
11/26/12

Advocates are working to prevent Indiana's anti-gay ban on marriage equality from becoming part of the state constitution.

Gay community urges Cory Booker to challenge Gov. Christie
11/26/12

Steven Goldstein, the head of New Jersey’s largest gay rights organization, says he’ll go "door to door from New Jersey to West Hollywood to raise millions of dollars" if Newark Mayor Cory Booker runs for governor.

Antigay Crime Remains Steady in Washington Despite Work of Special Unit
11/26/12

City data in Washington D.C. indicates that reports of anti-LGBT crimes have been rising alongside changes to the local police department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit.

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