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Atlanta police say they’ve identified 2 attackers in video beating of gay man
ATLANTA — Atlanta Police Chief George Turner on Thursday said police have identified suspects in a videotaped attack on a gay man leaving after he left a convenience store in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood.
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Called ‘faggots,’ humiliated by police — Ohio couple files federal lawsuit
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A gay couple has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court against several officers from the Cleveland Police Department, alleging several officers of the department violated the couple’s constitutional rights stemming from an arrest last April.
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Turkey’s high court indicts newspaper for insulting LGBT people
Turkey’s High Court of Appeals has ordered the Turkish daily paper Yeni Akit to pay compensation for insulting LGBT people in a headline it printed in 2008, according to a report published by Hürriyet.
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Pro-Democracy Russian movement leadership rejects LGBTQ activists
MOSCOW — As tens of thousands of protesters braved sub zero temperatures across the Russian Federation last week to protest against the alleged election fraud and corruption by the Putin led government, demanding more freedom and democracy, leading Russian LGBTQ activists claimed that the opposition movement leadership excluded them.
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Realty office: Report it fired Troy mayor due to anti-gay comments is ‘false’
TROY, Mich. — Reports claiming Troy Mayor Janice Daniels was fired from her job at Century 21 Town & Country are not true, according to the manager of the real estate office where Daniels worked.
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Troy, Mich. mayor confronted by angry citizens over use of gay slur
TROY, Mich. — In a city council meeting that stretched five hours until nearly 1 a.m. Tuesday, residents of Troy, Mich. blasted mayor Janice Daniels over comments she posted to Facebook last June about gay marriage, which included a gay slur.
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Troy, Mich. mayor admits making anti-gay slur on Facebook
TROY, Mich. — The blog “Keep Troy Strong” — which is dedicated to progressive politics in this Michigan city — has unearthed a June 25 Facebook comment by Troy’s new mayor, Janice Daniels, in which she wrote, “I think I am going to throw away my ‘I Love New York’ carrying bag now that queers can get married there.”
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Gay couple says they were threatened, called ‘faggots’ by United Airlines agent
DENVER — A San Diego gay couple returning home from celebrating Thanksgiving alleges a United Airlines agent bullied and intimidated them, called them “faggots,” and threatened with being banned from their flight, all because they complained about poor customer service from United employees.
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Film director Brett Ratner resigns as a producer of Academy Awards telecast following gay slur
LOS ANGELES — Film director Brett Ratner on Tuesday resigned as one of the producers of the annual Academy Awards telecast after igniting a firestorm of criticism for using a gay slur, in which he said “rehearsal is for fags.”
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Three suspects charged in beating of Texas gay man
RENO, Lamar County, Texas — The Lamar County District Attorney’s office told LGBTQ Nation Wednesday that three men have been arrested and charged in the malicious wounding of 26 year old Burke Burnett last weekend in Reno, Texas.