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NY activists donate $100k to kick-off campaign to aid homeless LGBT youth

NY activists donate $100k to kick-off campaign to aid homeless LGBT youth

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization working on behalf of homeless LGBT youth, on Monday announced that longtime New York activists Frank Selvaggi and Bill Shea had donated $100,000 to the center to kick off its “Homeless for the Holidays” campaign, aimed at raising $1 million to increase the number of beds for homeless LGBT youth in New York City.
Immigration judge dismisses deportation case against lesbian spouse of U.S. citizen

Immigration judge dismisses deportation case against lesbian spouse of U.S. citizen

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
NEW YORK -- A federal immigration judge has signed an order dismissing the case against an Argentine woman who had married a U.S. citizen and was facing deportation.
School district suspends students as a ressult of Jamey Rodemeyer bullying

School district suspends students as a ressult of Jamey Rodemeyer bullying

Monday, December 5, 2011
EAST AMHERST, N.Y. -- The Williamsville Central School District concluded its investigation into the Jamey Rodemeyer case last week by suspending some North High School students after Amherst police closed their criminal investigation Nov. 22 without filing charges.
Police: No criminal charges relating to Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide

Police: No criminal charges relating to Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Police in Amhert, N.Y. on Tuesday announced there would be no charges filed against the bullies who allegedly drove 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer to commit suicide on Sept. 18.
Gay rights movement has not been kind to the plight of homeless LGBT youth

Gay rights movement has not been kind to the plight of homeless LGBT youth

Monday, November 21, 2011
The gay rights movement has not been good about dealing with the issue of homeless gay youth, and depending on the study, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of homeless youths identify as LGBT, reported National Public Radio, this past weekend.
New York man convicted of killing owner of gay bar after consensual sex

New York man convicted of killing owner of gay bar after consensual sex

Saturday, November 19, 2011
ELMIRA, N.Y. -- A jury in Chemung County, N.Y. has found Louis M. Duffy guilty of murder in the May 1 killing of Clinton "Billy" Lewis, the owner of Club Chill, a gay bar in Elmira, N.Y.
Erie County legislators propose cyber-bullying laws in wake of teen’s suicide

Erie County legislators propose cyber-bullying laws in wake of teen’s suicide

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tired of waiting for Albany lawmakers to toughen the state’s anti-bullying laws, two Erie County legislators have proposed making cyber-bullying a misdemeanor.
Advocates join NY Conservative Party to re-elect pro-gay marriage GOP state senator

Advocates join NY Conservative Party to re-elect pro-gay marriage GOP state senator

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
More than 250 gay, lesbian, and same-sex marriage activists have officially registered as members of the Erie County, N.Y. Conservative Party -- which strongly opposes same-sex marriage -- an effort by activists to ensure the re-election of GOP state Sen. Mark Grisanti.
Hassidic group: Pedophilia has ‘surged’ since New York legalized gay marriage

Hassidic group: Pedophilia has ‘surged’ since New York legalized gay marriage

Thursday, October 13, 2011
A fringe Hassidic group based in Brooklyn is claiming that "man-on-boy" pedophilia has "surged" in New York State since same-sex marriage was legalized bill was passed a few months ago, and is launching an awareness campaign to thwart, repo gay married child molesters.
Police: Bullying of Jamey Rodemeyer addressed just once

Police: Bullying of Jamey Rodemeyer addressed just once

Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Williamsville School District appears to have only one documented case of bullying involving Jamey Rodemeyer, police say. The incident apparently happened when he was a student at Heim Middle School, and disciplinary action was promptly taken.
NOM billboards aimed at intimidating pro-gay marriage lawmakers

NOM billboards aimed at intimidating pro-gay marriage lawmakers

Sunday, October 2, 2011
The National Organization for Marriage is erecting more billboards aimed at intimidating pro-marriage equality legislators, and gloating that it was their efforts that cost David Weprin a seat in the U.S. House.
Student suspended in bullying incident following Jamey Rodemeyer’s death

Student suspended in bullying incident following Jamey Rodemeyer’s death

Saturday, October 1, 2011
The Williamsville, N.Y., Central School District on Friday announced the suspension of a student in connection with an alleged bullying incident of Jamey Rodemeyer's sister at a homecoming event just days after the gay teen took his own life.
Parents of bullied New York gay teen say taunts continued after his death

Parents of bullied New York gay teen say taunts continued after his death

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The parents of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old gay teen who committed suicide last week, said Tuesday that the taunts and bullying directed at their son continued after his death.
Jamey Rodemeyer laid to rest

Jamey Rodemeyer laid to rest

Saturday, September 24, 2011
Jamey Rodemeyer was laid to rest on Saturday. .More than 500 mourners, many of who were strangers, turned out in Williamsville, N.Y. to say goodbye to Jamey, a 14-year-old gay teen who committed suicide earlier this week after enduring years of bullying at school and online.
Amherst police open criminal investigation of Jamey Rodemeyer bullying, suicide

Amherst police open criminal investigation of Jamey Rodemeyer bullying, suicide

Friday, September 23, 2011
Police in the town of Amherst in suburban Buffalo, N.Y. have opened a criminal investigation in the suicide death of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, who was bullied with anti-gay slurs for the past two years, both at school and online.
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