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Pope Francis ‘Inflammatory’ in Opposition to LGBT Rights

BY ANDY HUMM | Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, was elected Pope Francis I on March 13 despite his failure to stop the progressive government of President Cristina Kirchner from opening marriage to same-sex couples — the first Latin American country to do so — and from making contraceptives available to all. He also presided [...]

March 13, 2013610338 Comments2013-03-13+23%3A44%3A34adminRead More

New City Council Lines Dilute LGBT Voting Power

BY ANDREW BERMAN | In a place as diverse as New York, it’s not always easy to make sure everyone’s voice is heard in city government. But imagine how much harder it would be if the votes of residents of some parts of the city counted more than others — if, say, your vote had 10 [...]

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Chris Quinn Formally Enters Race for Mayor

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | Standing across the street from the Catholic church in Inwood where her parents married and her immigrant grandfather’s funeral was held, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn formally announced her candidacy for mayor on the morning of March 10. Explaining that her four grandparents came to New York from Ireland a [...]

March 13, 2013598519 Comments2013-03-13+19%3A01%3A28adminRead More

Inclusion the ‘Rage’ in Queens, But St. Pat’s Discriminates Elsewhere

BY ANDY HUMM | The St. Pat’s for All Parade through Sunnyside and Woodside, Queens brought together Irish and non-Irish, gay and straight, young and old, Democrat and Republican, and Catholic and Muslim — not to mention a long line of Brownie troops — in the 14th edition of this “inclusive” event. The March 3 parade [...]

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Sarah Schulman Reads from ‘Israel/ Palestine’ at Center

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | Roughly two years after the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center banned groups that “organize around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QAIA) hosted author Sarah Schulman at the West Village building for a reading from her book on that conflict. “After two years, we are proud to be meeting [...]

March 13, 201360622 Comments2013-03-13+18%3A39%3A25adminRead More

Bailey House Marks 30 Years, Fêtes AIDS Pioneers

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | Bailey House, which during the mid-1980s established the nation’s first scatter-site housing and congregate care housing for people living with HIV/ AIDS, marks its 30th anniversary with an auction and gala at Chelsea Piers on March 28. Today, the agency maintains its original facility, Bailey-Holt House at the west end of Christopher [...]

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Liu Charges Ed Dept Fails in Tracking Bullying

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | The city’s Department of Education (DOE) is not adequately tracking and responding to bias incidents in New York City’s roughly 1,700 public schools, according to an audit released by John Liu, the city’s comptroller. “The DOE needs to show parents, students, and educators that it takes bullying seriously,” Liu said in a [...]

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With Four New Meningitis Cases in Gay Men, Quinn, Farley Join Call for Vaccination

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | Citing four new meningitis cases among gay and bisexual men in New York City since the start of 2013, the city’s health department is recommending that all men who “regularly have intimate contact with other men met through a website, digital application, or at a bar or party” get vaccinated for the [...]

March 6, 20135965No Comment2013-03-07+02%3A37%3A53adminRead More

Obama Administration Steps Up on Prop 8

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD | The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a brief in support of the two same-sex couples seeking to overturn California’s Proposition 8. Their case will be heard by the Supreme Court on March 26. The administration does not explicitly argue there is a federal constitutional right to marry, but in [...]

March 1, 201359202 CommentsObama+Administration+Steps+Up+on+Prop+82013-03-01+18%3A32%3A01adminRead More

Homophobia More Lethal than Kryptonite?

BY SANJANA CHOWHAN | For generations, Americans have turned to comic books for inspiration. Readers found themselves identifying with Peter Parker, who was a social outcast but strived to become the brave and confident Spiderman. The idea that a passive and introverted Clark Kent could be Superman gave fans a sense of fairness and justice. The [...]

February 28, 201358393 Comments2013-02-28+15%3A40%3A22adminRead More

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