All posts tagged "new york"
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Port Authority police accused of arresting gay men on false charges
A new class-action lawsuit alleges that New York Port Authority police have been targeting men suspected to be gay or gender non-conforming and arresting them...
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New York lawmakers’ offices vandalized with “Obama faggot” graffiti
The building that houses the offices of a New York state senator and an assemblywoman who have been vocal opponents of President Trump was vandalized...
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Over 700 New Yorkers have changed their gender on vital records following rule change
A total of 731 New York City residents have changed their gender identity on their birth certificates following a rule that made it easier for...
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Transgender black man slashed in New York subway racial incident
A transgender black man was slashed multiple times on Christmas Day while riding the subway in an allegedly racially-motivated hate crime. According to the New York...
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HRC to honor Meryl Streep at Greater New York Gala
The Human Rights Campaign has announced it will honor critically-acclaimed, award-winning actress Meryl Streep with the organization’s Ally for Equality Award at the 2017 HRC...
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Chuck Schumer tells LGBT community to “keep fighting” post-election
–New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, writing in an op-ed for The Advocate addressing the LGBT community. Schumer, who is slated to become Democrats’ leader in the U.S. Senate beginning...
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New York family court rules in favor of same-sex second-parent adoption
Last week, a New York family court issued a decision guaranteeing married lesbian couples the right to engage in second-parent adoptions in order to officially...
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Virginia Launches New LGBT Tourism Marketing Efforts
It has been nearly two years since Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the creation of a LGBT Tourism Task Force — and now it has finally...
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Congressional candidate apologizes for anti-gay blog
Mark Assini opposed gay marriage and called transgender people "mentally disturbed" in his blog posts
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Lesbian mother allowed to seek visitation and custody
A woman who helped raise a son with her former partner will be able to seek visitation rights and sue for joint legal custody, following...
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NYC gay man tackled, arrested by police on LGBT-friendly beach
Krys Fox: “They shoved my face in the sand in front of hundreds of people, I was humiliated.”
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Cities and states ban official travel to North Carolina
San Francisco, Seattle, New York City and the state of New York are pushing back against North Carolina lawmakers’ decision to pass a bill overturning...
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Bisexual man found guilty of anti-gay hate crime in New York shooting
A bisexual man accused of shooting a gay man has been found guilty of all charges -- including committing a hate crime
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ABT’s Julie Kent to replace Septime Webre at Washington Ballet
Julie Kent began dancing professionally by training locally in Bethesda at the Academy of the Maryland Youth Ballet. Little did she know she would later...
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New York governor bans insurance coverage for conversion therapy
Executive actions seen as a first step to banning sexual orientation change therapies
