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Elliot Morales Repeatedly Told NYPD He Killed Mark Carson

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | The accused killer of Mark Carson made multiple statements to police following the May 18 fatal shooting in which he…

June 18, 2013No CommentRead More

Citing GENDA “Momentum,” Pride Agenda Touts Ray Kelly Endorsement

Citing GENDA “Momentum,” Pride Agenda Touts Ray Kelly Endorsement

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | It’s been more than a decade since New York State enacted a gay rights law –– one that failed, however,…

June 18, 2013No CommentRead More

This Year, the Climax of Pride is… Cher

This Year, the Climax of Pride is… Cher

BY TROY MASTERS | The pantheon of iconic stars who have performed at New York’s post-Pride Parade Dance on the Pier make for a…

June 18, 2013No CommentRead More

Gay Men Claim Police Violence, Anti-Gay Slur, False Arrest in Brooklyn

Gay Men Claim Police Violence, Anti-Gay Slur, False Arrest in Brooklyn

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | At a June 11 press conference outside One Police Plaza downtown, members of the City Council, LGBT advocates, and supporters…

June 11, 201314 CommentsRead More

Council Members, Advocates Press Legislature on Condoms

Council Members, Advocates Press Legislature on Condoms

BY GERARD FLYNN | New York City has the nation’s largest HIV/ AIDS population, and no responsible public health official would ever advise against…

June 10, 20134 CommentsRead More

Some Mayoral Candidates Mute After Right-Wing Anti-Gay Rant

Some Mayoral Candidates Mute After Right-Wing Anti-Gay Rant

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | Speaking at a forum sponsored by Orthodox Jewish groups, two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor made no…

June 6, 201312 CommentsRead More

The Weeks Wind Down for GENDA, AIDS Rent Relief

The Weeks Wind Down for GENDA, AIDS Rent Relief

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | With the State Legislature expected to end its 2013 session in less than three weeks, two long-stalled measures affecting the…

June 5, 20134 CommentsRead More

Wedding Pride, Spring 2013

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Destiny’s Child

Destiny’s Child

BY DAVID KENNERLEY | Gender identity in children is a hot-button topic these days. Just last year, the American Psychiatric Association finally removed gender identity disorder from its list…

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BY PAUL SCHINDLER | There can be little doubt that for marriage equality in New York State in 2011, Andrew Cuomo was the indispensable man. A…

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BY SUSIE DAY | Like most of the white liberal-to-left elite, I am mesmerized by radical 1960s and ‘70s activist groups such as SDS and the Weather Underground. My…

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