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Gay rights activist latest victim in wave of attacks on gay men in NYC
NEW YORK — A gay rights activist is the latest victim in a recent spate of attacks on gay men in New York City.
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Attorney implies suspect’s child sexual abuse was a factor NYC killing
NEW YORK — The attorney for the man accused in the murder of a gay man in New York’s Greenwich Village on Saturday says his client is not guilty, and implied that his anti-gay bias is the result of being sexually abused as a child.
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NYPD reports two more possible anti-gay attacks in New York
NEW YORK — New York City police say there have been two more reports of possible anti-gay attacks, following the killing of a gay man taunted with homophobic slurs.
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Thousands march in NYC’s Greenwich Village to protest gay man’s killing
NEW YORK — A spate of hate-fueled attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of gay pride celebration.
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UPDATED: Police call fatal New York City shooting an anti-gay hate crime
NEW YORK — Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a gay man in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
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Police arrest two men in beating of gay men in New York City
NEW YORK — Two men were arrested in connection with the beating of two gay men in Manhattan early Friday and police are investigating whether there is a link to an earlier anti-gay attack in the same area on Sunday.
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Marriage equality supporters mark historic week with candlelight vigil in Times Square
NEW YORK — Several hundred marriage equality supporters turned out for a candlelight vigil in New York’s Times Square on Sunday evening, in a peaceful demonstration to mark this week’s historic events in which the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans and the Defense of Marriage Act.
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New York police announce arrests in murder of gay man
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department says it has arrested two men in connection with the murder of a gay man earlier this year in his Queens apartment.
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Quinn’s rising political prominence highlights NYC parade dispute
She’s a leading candidate to be New York’s next mayor. She’s already one of its top Irish-American officials. Christine Quinn is also a lesbian and proud of it. And that’s why the City Council speaker won’t be marching in Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an event so entrenched in New York tradition that it’s older than the United States.
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Openly gay city council speaker launches New York City mayoral bid
Long seen as a leading contender, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn formally launched Sunday what she hopes will be a history-making mayoral bid. A veteran of city politics, Quinn would be a groundbreaking mayor across two personal dimensions: She would be the first female and first openly gay mayor to lead the nation’s largest city.