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The Legacy of 9/11

The Legacy of 9/11

Sunday, September 11, 2011
“It had such an impact because the loss was about death and relationships,” said Jennifer Pizer, senior counsel for Lambda Legal, in a 2006 interview at the time of the 5th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. “The grief and loss was the same between heterosexual and same-sex couples, and a perception of this seemed to come through to much of the public."
‘Pop-up’ chapels in New York’s Central Park play host to same-sex weddings

‘Pop-up’ chapels in New York’s Central Park play host to same-sex weddings

Sunday, July 31, 2011
Marking the first full weekend of marriage equality in New York state, 24 gay and lesbian couples on Saturday wed in "pop-up" chapels in New York's Central Park.
‘Queer Rising’ activists bring Manhattan traffic to a halt over marriage equality

‘Queer Rising’ activists bring Manhattan traffic to a halt over marriage equality

Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Five members of the LGBT activist group Queer Rising were arrested Monday afternoon when they brought rush hour traffic to a standstill outside New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office in a protest to demand marriage equality.
Man arrested in alleged hate crime beating in NYC says no bias because he too is gay

Man arrested in alleged hate crime beating in NYC says no bias because he too is gay

Sunday, April 3, 2011
Police have arrested one of two men responsible for an alleged hate crime attack on a gay man in New York City’s West Village last month, but the man arrested claims the attack was not a hate crime -- because he is also gay.
Police seek attackers in latest anti-gay assault in New York’s West Village

Police seek attackers in latest anti-gay assault in New York’s West Village

Monday, March 28, 2011
New York City police are searching for two men responsible for a hate crime attack on a gay man in the city's West Village over the weekend.
Eight gang members in custody in brutal NYC anti-gay hate crimes

Eight gang members in custody in brutal NYC anti-gay hate crimes

Saturday, October 9, 2010
Eight members of the Latin King Goonies, a Bronx, NY street gang are in custody, after they allegedly beat and tortured a new recruit they thought was gay, and two other men in separate, gruesome assaults earlier this week.
LGBT activists stage NYC ‘die-in’ protest to honor suicide victims, demand civil rights

LGBT activists stage NYC ‘die-in’ protest to honor suicide victims, demand civil rights

Saturday, October 9, 2010
More than 300 LGBT activists dropped to the floor in Grand Central Station in New York City Friday evening in a demonstration of death, aimed at calling attention to the [...]
GMHC launches ‘I Love My Boo’ campaign aimed at Black, Latino gays

GMHC launches ‘I Love My Boo’ campaign aimed at Black, Latino gays

Friday, October 8, 2010
Community organizations, activists, local politicians and others joined together in New York City this week to celebrate the debut of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) “I Love My Boo” campaign aimed at increasing the visibility of Black and Latino gay men.
Queer Rising activists stage protest outside NYC marriage bureau (Video)

Queer Rising activists stage protest outside NYC marriage bureau (Video)

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Four gay rights activists were arrested Friday morning after staging a protest in which they chained themselves to a New York City marriage bureau. The group, members of the LGBT civil disobedience group Queer Rising, chanted “one struggle, one fight, marriage is a civil right [...]
NYC cabbie kicks out gay couple for back seat ‘hugging’

NYC cabbie kicks out gay couple for back seat ‘hugging’

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A New York City taxi driver is under fire for allegedly kicking a gay couple out of his vehicle after he saw them hugging in the backseat, The New York [...]
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