Man hits woman in the face with ketchup bottle in bias attack
Police are looking for this man who made anti-gay comments and then assaulted a woman inside of a West Village diner. (NYPD) Police are searching for a man who struck a woman in the face with a ketchup...
View ArticleSuspects sought in bias attack in Midtown
Police are searching for this suspect and three other men who allegedly attacked two men in Midtown this past weekend after shouting anti-gay remarks at them. Credit: NYPD A group of men violently...
View ArticleStunning Village murder highlights increase in anti-gay hate crimes
“You wanna die right here?” The man had been following Mark Carson and a companion down a street full of Friday-night revelers, police said, hurling anti-gay slurs and eventually pulling out a gun....
View ArticleCity officials, gay rights activists to rally against hate crimes
Friday’s killing is the latest in a spate of anti-gay crimes in New York. Following the murder of a 32-year-old man on Friday night in Manhattan, local officials and gay rights groups will rally Monday...
View ArticleGay man’s killing prompts anti-hate rally
More than 1,000 people turned out Monday for a protest against hate crimes, ending their march at West Eighth Street and Sixth Avenue, where Mark Carson was killed in an apparent anti-gay bias attack...
View ArticlePHOTOS: City leaders, gay rights activists march against rise in NYC hate crimes
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other local officials joined with LGBT groups and other community members on Monday to march to the site of Friday night’s shooting of Marc Carson and to...
View ArticleAnother gay man attacked in midtown: cops
NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Credit: Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic. In yet another apparent hate crime in Manhattan, a gay man was attacked near Times Square early Saturday morning, cops...
View ArticleTwo new possible anti-gay hate crimes reported
Police say this man in the suspect in a Queens assault being investigated as a hate crime. He is described as having brown eyes, black hair, and a mustache, and cops said he is frequently seen in the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Three men accuse cops of violence, anti-gay slur
Three men who have released this video say they were assaulted by cops on June 2 after an officer accused one of the men of public urination. The men also claim that an officer used an anti-gay slur...
View ArticleIndictment in Greenwich Village hate crime killing
The spot where Mark Carson was killed a week after the apparent homophobic attack is marked with a small memorial. Credit: Aaron Adler The Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday an...
View ArticleCops seek suspect in anti-gay assault in Midtown
Cops say this man made an anti-gay comment toward two men before kicking one of them in the left shoulder. (NYPD) Police are searching for a man they say made an anti-gay comment toward two men and...
View ArticlePolice release sketches of suspects in anti-gay attack
The suspects allegedly punched and kicked the victims and shouted anti-gay slurs at them. (NYPD) Police have released sketches of two men they say are responsible for an anti-gay attack in Chelsea...
View ArticleNew York state legislators hail Calif., N.J. ‘conversion therapy’ bans
An appeals court upheld a California law prohibiting licensed therapists from practicing “conversion therapy” on minors.Credit: Getty Images Some New York state legislators were heartened by an appeals...
View ArticleTop NYC headlines of 2013
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is elected the next mayor of New York City on Nov. 5.Credit: Getty Images From a scandal-ridden mayoral election to the shifting role of stop-and-frisk, change and unrest...
View ArticleThree sought in possible anti-gay attack in Manhattan
Police say the trio made anti-gay statement to the victim and then physically assaulted him. (Credit: DCPI) Police are searching for three men in connection with a possible anti-gay attack in Manhattan...
View ArticleAnti-gay marriage North Carolina GOP candidate outed as former drag queen
Credit: Facebook/swilesjr An anti-gay marriage Republican candidate for state senate in North Carolina is defending himself after reports that he once worked as a drag queen at a gay nightclub. Steve...
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