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AP Poll: Sharp divisions after high court backs gay marriage
Near-even split over whether local officials should be required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples,
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Under new leadership, New York St. Patrick’s Day parade to add second gay group
After ending a long and controversial ban on gay groups this year, the nation’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade has new leadership and plans to add another gay contingent to its ranks, organizers said Wednesday.
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Cuomo demands better protections for transgender students
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on the state Education Department to do a better job of protecting transgender students from harassment and discrimination in the classroom.
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo officiates gay couple’s wedding, his first
Cuomo made use of some newly granted powers to officiate at his first wedding, that of a same-sex couple who wed outside a Greenwich Village bar where police harassment of patrons sparked three days of riots in 1969.
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New Yorkers celebrate nationwide marriage ruling with pop-up parties, weddings
From pop-up parties to weddings, New Yorkers celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.
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N.Y civil liberties group: State fails to protect transgender students from harassment
Transgender students are often harassed in public schools across New York, and education officials have failed to carry out a legislative mandate to protect them, the New York Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.
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New York City grants landmark status to Stonewall Inn
New York City’s landmarks commission has voted to grant official status to the Greenwich Village bar where resistance to a police raid sparked the modern gay rights movement.
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New York State Fair to hold its first ever LGBT pride day
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a celebration of New York’s LGBT community will take place on Friday, August 28th to formalize what has been an informal gathering at the fair by members of the LGBT community.
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New York: Suspect in chair-bashing of gay man surrenders
Bayna-Lehkiem El-Amin, 41, walked into a New York precinct with his lawyer on June 16 to surrender for the attack May 5 at a Chelsea Dallas BBQ with a wooden chair.
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Suspect charged with shoving trans woman off subway platform pleads not guilty
A man accused of pushing a transgender woman onto the New York City subway tracks has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and attempted assault.