Beloved Gay Leader Savagely Attacked in Sunnyside Dies

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Beloved Gay Leader Savagely Attacked in Sunnyside Dies

[Editor's Note: On Saturday, November 17, a March Against Violence/ March for Justice/ March For Peace/ March For Lou will be held. The event will gather at 51st Street and 43rd Avenue in Woodside at 4 p.m., and participants will march to 41-00 43rd Avenue, where Lou Rispoli was attacked on October 20. Bring candles [...]

October 25, 2012399918 Comments2012-10-25+21%3A40%3A24adminRead More

US Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Hate Crimes Law

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD | For the first time, a federal district court has upheld the 2009 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in reponse to a constitutional challenge to its protections against crimes committed based on sexual orientation bias. Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove ruled on October 15 that the [...]

October 24, 20123935No Comment2012-10-24+13%3A11%3A34adminRead More

First Defense Expert Lays Out Insanity Claim in Renato Seabra Murder Trial

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | Testifying for the defense in the trial of Renato Seabra, the accused killer of Carlos Castro, a psychologist told jurors that Seabra was driven to murder Castro in part by their three-month-long sexual relationship. “He performed anal sex on this man and I think he had grave misgivings about that,” Dr. [...]

October 20, 201238282 Comments2012-10-20+19%3A47%3A19adminRead More

Detective Pressed Hard on Renato Seabra’s Statement in Carlos Castro Killing

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | Testifying for the prosecution in the trial of Renato Seabra, the accused killer of Carlos Castro, a homicide detective told the jury that the defendant never said he was acting on instructions from God when he killed Castro in a Manhattan hotel room in 2011. “Now, during this statement, did Mr. [...]

October 17, 201237924 Comments2012-10-17+16%3A48%3A33adminRead More

Judge’s Ruling Complicates Renato Seabra’s Defense in Carlos Castro Murder

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | The Manhattan district attorney got a boost in its case against Renato Seabra, the accused killer of Carlos Castro, after the judge in the case partially reversed himself and ruled that a primary prosecution witness could tell jurors that Castro told her he was going to end his relationship with Seabra. [...]

October 10, 20123638No Comment2012-10-11+00%3A16%3A35adminRead More

No Word Yet on DOMA, Prop 8 Supreme Court Petitions, As Other Appeals Rejected

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD | The US Supreme Court’s fall 2012 term, which began on October 1, may go down in history for the largest number of important decisions on LGBT issues, but the court’s first actions were to clear the decks by denying review in two pending cases of gay interest — National Organization [...]

October 10, 201236132 Comments2012-10-10+18%3A00%3A27adminRead More

Anti-Violence Project Recognizes Courage

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | The New York City Anti-Violence Project, which combats violence and domestic abuse aimed at the LGBT and AIDS-affected communities, held its 16th annual Courage Awards at Studio 450 on West 31st Street on September 27. An agency headed by Sharon Stapel with a budget less than $3 million dollars and a [...]

October 10, 20123697No Comment2012-10-10+14%3A40%3A45adminRead More

DA Says Rage Over Lost Perks Fueled Portuguese Activist’s Grisly NY Slay

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | The trial of Renato Seabra, the accused killer of Carlos Castro, opened with the prosecution offering facts that could lead the jury to conclude the 23-year-old murdered the 65-year-old Portuguese TV personality and gay activist in a rage because their relationship was ending. As expected, the defense said in its opening [...]

October 5, 201235691 Comment2012-10-05+23%3A35%3A54adminRead More

A Decade in the Gay City

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | There is no doubt that we’re better off than we were ten years ago. At this time in 2002, New York State did not yet have a gay rights law — despite 31 years of protests and demands in Albany. Republican Governor George Pataki had, by September 2002, clearly signaled his [...]

September 28, 20123481No CommentA+Decade+in+the+Gay+City2012-09-29+02%3A25%3A58adminRead More

Key Evidence Barred in Renato Seabra Murder Trial

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | The prosecution in the murder trial of Renato Seabra, the accused killer of Carlos Castro, was dealt a blow after the judge hearing the case ruled that a primary prosecution witness cannot testify that Castro told her his relationship with the now 23-year-old Seabra was over. “I don’t feel comfortable letting [...]

September 25, 201233262 Comments2012-09-25+18%3A24%3A19adminRead More

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