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NY state senator ‘deeply offended’ by Governor’s pro-gay marriage efforts
New York State. Sen. (and Pentecostal minister) Ruben Diaz, Sr. (D-Bronx) said he is “deeply offended” by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Gay rights advocates unite efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in New York
Gay-rights advocates in New York state announced Wednesday the formation of a new coalition to revive efforts towards legalizing same-sex marriage in the Empire state.
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Poll: Support for marriage equality in New York reaches record high
A new poll indicates support for marriage equality in New York has reached 58 percent, the highest in the state’s history.
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Senate committee advances openly gay judicial nominee to full Senate
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to approve and forward to the full Senate the nomination of J. Paul Oetken, a New York attorney nominated by President Barack Obama to become a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
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‘Queer Rising’ activists bring Manhattan traffic to a halt over marriage equality
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.
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Obama nominates lesbian attorney to federal bench in New York district court
The White House announced last week the nomination of former Associate White House Counsel Alison Nathan for a judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Lesbian teacher fired from Catholic school after launching ‘burn in hell’ website
A lesbian teacher has been fired from her job at St. Francis Prep School in Fresh Meadows, Queens, after launching her website, “Burn and Rot in Hell!”.
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Man arrested in alleged hate crime beating in NYC says no bias because he too is gay
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.
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Police seek attackers in latest anti-gay assault in New York’s West Village
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.
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Former NYC mayors among ‘New Yorkers for marriage equality’
Two former New York City Mayors — David Dinkins and Ed Koch — have joined the HRC’s “New Yorkers for Marriage Equality” campaign by appearing in videos supporting these important civil rights.