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.

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.

"I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens," Jamey Rodemeyer wrote Sept. 9. "What do I have to do so people will listen to me?" Just over one week later, Jamey, 14, was found dead outside his home of an apparent suicide.

A woman is now charged with a hate crime, after a New Year's Day stabbing outside a gay and lesbian bar in Buffalo, NY. Suzanne-Deanna Grover, 21, was charged with [...]