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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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.
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Frank Ocean’s ‘homage’ party to ’80s club scene doesn’t sit well with LGBTQ community
Being one of the world’s most successful LGBTQ entertainers didn’t make the singer immune to heavy criticism from his own community.
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Elderly gay widower may lose his home of 55 years in fight with late lover’s kin
Tom Doyle already lost the love of his life and now doesn’t want to lose the only home he’s known for five decades.
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NYC Catholic school sidesteps blame for bullied teen’s suicide
“My son shouldn’t have to die to be heard,” said the boy’s distraught mother to a New York City newspaper.