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Man accused of killing transgender woman in upstate New York found guilty
Officers revealed his surprising motive, but aren’t sure if it’s conclusively true.
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Pride in Pictures 2008: Think globally, act locally
Local celebrations take the message home.
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Out bartender ‘heartbroken’ over threatening note from ‘Trump Nation’
“We don’t want fa**ots in this country!!!” read the note. Whoever wrote the hate message wanted it to be associated with President-elect Donald Trump.
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Deadly shooting at Albany, N.Y. gay nightclub leaves 3 wounded
“This is not a random act. This bar was not targeted for any specific reason,” say police.
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Venue owners appeal fine for denying lesbian couple wedding
Owners of a wedding venue — fined $13,000 for violating the New York’s anti-discrimination law — feel they should be allowed to follow their faith.
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SUNY board calls for diversity officers on every campus
The board has approved new data collection where students who register can voluntarily self-identify their sexual orientation, gender identity and other status.
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N.Y. venue pays fine for refusing to host lesbian couple’s wedding, files appeal
ALBANY, N.Y. — A rural New York wedding venue’s owners have paid a $13,000 fine for refusing to host a lesbian couple’s wedding, and have since stopped booking marriage ceremonies while their case is appealed. Liberty Ridge Farm’s owners, citing constitutional rights to free speech and religious freedom, have appealed the August ruling…
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GOP-led N.Y. Senate blocks reparative therapy ban, transgender protections
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state Senate adjourned Friday without calling a vote on two LGBT-related bills passed by the Assembly — one that would ban reparative therapy for minors, and another that would have added gender identity to the state’s non-discrimination laws.
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New Yorkers rally in Albany to urge Senate to support marriage equality
An estimated 1,000 gay-rights advocates rallied at the New York state capitol in Albany on Monday, hoping to convince the Republican-controlled Senate to legalize same-sex marriage this year.