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16 different athletic clubs for out New Yorkers to go & see (or watch)
In New York, there’s a gay league for just about every sport you can think of.
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News (USA)
Police arrest a serial criminal for the anti-gay slashing of a Hispanic man in Queens
The victim, who immigrated to America to escape violence and abuse in his home country, had to quit work because he is suffering from anxiety and depression.
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News (USA)
School blamed gay student for the horrific bullying he endured. His two dads are suing.
The child was allegedly told he was “destined to burn in hell” and the school told him to stop talking about being gay. Fortunately, his dads knew what he was going through.
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Life
Madonna fundraises for youth & drops a new video just to kick off Pride weekend
To not celebrate Pride with other people “would have been a tragedy for me,” the star said.
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Politics
Ritchie Torres is proposing legislation that will include LGBTQ businesses in credit regulations
Even with the Equality Act, Torres believes LGBTQ-owned businesses “have no enforceable means of holding the financial system accountable” without his proposal.
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News (USA)
“Hooded homophobe” threatens to kill victim & punches him in the face
“I’m going to kill you,” the stranger said before leaving the victim with a bruised mouth.
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News (USA)
New York City now officially recognizes LGBTQ businesses as minority-owned enterprises
After legislative efforts by Ritchie Torres and others, the Big Apple struck a deal to become the largest municipality to recognize LGBTQ business owners for minority enterprise opportunities.
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LGBTQ Pride
Pride in Pictures: Wearing Pride on your sleeves
This senior just recently attended their first Pride, once again proving it’s never too late to live proud and free.
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News (USA)
Employee fired for publishing man’s name & HIV status in misleading report
CBS published (then deleted) an article that made it seem that HIV could be spread through saliva. Even worse – the police officers that supplied the info are still promoting that as fact.
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News (USA)
New York City cab drivers get guidance on navigating gender expression of passengers
The Big Apple’s Taxi & Limousine Commission is encouraging more inclusion for passengers riding in its city, based on an email sent to hundreds of thousands of cabbies.