New York

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn To March For Passing Of GENDA In New York State

Tomorrow, New York City council speaker Christine Quinn along with Empire State Pride Agenda and members LGBT advocacy organizations, including the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, and The Ali Forney Center will march on the steps of City Hall, in New York City.

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GLAAD joins march and rally against anti-LGBT hate violence in New York City

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

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Advocates push for GENDA at the Empire State Pride Agenda's Equality and Justice Day 2013

Tuesday was Empire State Pride Agenda's Equality and Justice Day. Advocates pushed for the passage of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act and the Child-Parent Security Act.

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Gay man removed from Catholic parish involvement after marriage

As Cardinal Dolan calls for a Roman Catholic Church open to LGBT people, one New York gay man finds himself removed from parish life.

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VIDEO: Congressman Jerrold Nadler: Marriage equality is inevitable

United States Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) spoke out in support of marriage equality at the United for Marriage rally in New York City on Sunday.

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Queens teacher fired for being transgender

In a story that has been making its way around the media for the past few weeks, a former teacher at a Roman Catholic prep school in Queens suing after being fired for coming out as transgender.

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Laverne Cox Urges End to Transphobic Coverage of Claudia Charriez

Actress and activist Laverne Cox expressed her dissatisfaction with the media’s coverage of an assault trial in New York involving a transgender model Claudia Charriez and her firefighter ex-boyfriend, Taylor Murphy.

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GLAAD's thoughts are with those affected by Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast late Monday night, leaving communities across the northeast paralyzed and millions without power.

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Join GAPIMNY Tonight for Discussion on Voter Empowerment

Join the Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY) tonight for Part 1 of a series of interactive discussions about the past and present struggle to gain voting rights for the community.

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