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WATCH: Gay Protest Turns Into Fashion Show

Posted 05.25.2013 | Comedy

"Totally Biased" sent two correspondents, comedians Guy Branum and Aparna Nancherla, to Madison Square Garden to interview people protesting gay-bashi...

A Tale of Two Birthdays: LGBTQ Violence

Sue Kerr | Posted 05.21.2013 | Gay Voices
Sue Kerr

What will you do to push back? Will you sign a petition about the Boy Scouts or challenging the use of the word "tranny" at 7-Eleven? Will you march? Will you join an email list? Volunteer?

Standing Against Hatred and Violence

Yetta Kurland | Posted 05.20.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

Our community rightfully prides ourselves on being one of the most tolerant in the world, and these attacks have shaken us. The recent murder of Marc Carson exposes just how vulnerable we remain even in 2013 and even in the West Village in Manhattan.

Remembering the Victims of Gay Hate Crimes Until Justice Comes

Rev. Stephen V. Sprinkle, Ph.D. | Posted 04.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Rev. Stephen V. Sprinkle, Ph.D.

Had Ryan Keith Skipper (1981-2007) not been murdered in one of the most heinous anti-gay hate crimes in the history of Florida, he would be celebrating his 32nd birthday today.

I Will Not Date a Bigot

Monique Ruffin | Posted 04.12.2013 | Black Voices
Monique Ruffin

I made it my mission to find and date black men who were open and accepting of gay people -- and I found them.

Margaret Cho Sounds Off On Michelle Shocked's Anti-Gay Comments

Margaret Cho | Posted 05.20.2013 | Gay Voices
Margaret Cho

Hatred and homophobia can never be underestimated. And the effect of someone saying "God hates fags" can never be underestimated either. It's a license to kill. It's a death sentence. It's not funny. It's not OK. It's not something I can let go easily, because I know what it truly means.

How 60 Seconds of Violence Last Two Years

Kyle Bella | Posted 04.30.2013 | Gay Voices
Kyle Bella

Though I am better, I must still confront the idea that what has happened is never really gone forever, even though I wish I could scrub that memory away forever. I wish there was a way to get rid of those punches and the feel of asphalt against my bleeding knees.

Ezra Miller On 'Madame Bovary,' Beauty's Privilege (And Peril) And Being Gay-Bashed Twice

Tomas Mournian | Posted 04.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Tomas Mournian

Today, I spoke from Los Angeles with Miller about violence in America and gun control, a topic that's less than two months after Adam Lanza's killing spree and former LAPD cop, Christopher Dorner, accused of hunting fellow officers.

Sketches Released In Murder Of Gay Activist

| Posted 01.31.2013 | New York

By Jeanmarie Evelly, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer SUNNYSIDE — Family and friends of Lou Rispoli, a gay activist and longtime Queens resident who was...

I Was Attacked For Being Gay

Richie Covington | Posted 03.25.2013 | Gay Voices
Richie Covington

I always thought hate crimes were much more serious, but I found out later that my state's hate crime laws do not apply to crimes committed against people on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. In Alabama? Go figure.

Gay Bashing By Churches Is Why A New Pew Poll Shows America Losing Its Religion

Wayne Besen | Posted 12.12.2012 | Gay Voices
Wayne Besen

A new poll reveals that a record number of Americans now consider themselves unaffiliated with any particular religion. If you want to understand the reasons behind this trend, read the letter that Twin Cities Catholic Archbishop John Nienstedt sent to the mother of a gay son.

Expelled Gay Student Sues District For Failure To Stop 'Relentless, Severe Harassment'

Posted 09.04.2012 | Home

A bullied teen who was expelled for bringing a stun gun to school for protection is suing Indianapolis Public Schools, WISH-TV reports. Darnell “...

Memphis Lesbian Brutally Assaulted At Local Bar

Huffington Post | Kevin Burra | Posted 06.29.2012 | Gay Voices

In the second act of extreme violence allegedly aimed at lesbians this week, following the double shooting at a Texas park that left one lesbian teen ...

'L&O: SVU': Fin's Son's Fiance Victim Of A Hate Crime

Posted 05.10.2012 | TV

It was with plenty of twists and turns and hate crimes against homosexuals that Fin got to meet his son's fiance, Alejandro, on "Law & Order: Special ...

Cleveland Gay Couple Allegedly Told “Faggots Don’t Deserve To Wear Pants" In Jail

Posted 02.03.2012 | Gay Voices

An Ohio-based gay couple has alleged they were subjected to horrific abuse by Cleveland police officers, including being denied pants, because of thei...

What It Means To Be A Liberal Person Of Faith

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | Posted 02.12.2012 | Religion
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie

There is nothing wrong with being a conservative, of course, but we liberal people of faith like to point out that there are other kinds of believers in America. In fact, there are a lot of us.

WATCH: Gay Indiana Resident Describes Verbal Assault At Gas Station

Posted 12.09.2011 | Gay Voices

A man identifying himself as the manager and co-owner of an Indiana gas station has launched into anti-LGBT tirade after a gay customer posted a YouTu...

Investigation Into Attack On Gay Ohio Teen Reveals Additional Details

Posted 12.28.2011 | Gay Voices

Authorities are continuing to evaluate evidence in the alleged attack on a gay Ohio teen whose mother believes may have been targeted due to his sexua...

Little Victory: Punk Rock Parking Lot Apocalypse

Joe Schraufnagel | Posted 12.27.2011 | New York
Joe Schraufnagel

Throughout the past couple months a slew of NYC bands, Making Friendz, Light Asylum and Little Victory to name a few, have been sexing up downtown barroom dance-floors with a take-no-prisoners punk rock swagger.

PHOTOS: Remembering Matthew Shepard, 1976-1998

Posted 12.11.2011 | Gay Voices

In what has been described as a galvanizing moment for America's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, 21-year-old college student ...

Gay Marriage Act's Impact on Heterosexual Marriage

Elizabeth Abbott | Posted 09.06.2011 | New York
Elizabeth Abbott

Whether straight men and women know it or not, New York's new Gay Marriage Act will have an enormous impact on them. The reason? It will eliminate or ...

Marsha Ambrosius: Late Night Lessons in Love and Loss

Marlynn Snyder | Posted 05.28.2011 | Entertainment
Marlynn Snyder

Most of the tracks on Late Nights sound like deeply reflective, emotion-soaked remembrances, best listened to in the twilight hours (with maybe a little cognac on the side).

NYPD: 7 Gang Members Brutally Tortured Gay Recruit

AP | VERENA DOBNIK and DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Outraged city leaders said Saturday that the city wouldn't tolerate the "vicious" hatred that had apparently caused a street gang to ...

How Religion Is Killing Our Most Vulnerable Youth

Bishop Gene Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Bishop Gene Robinson

It's time for "tolerant" religious people to acknowledge the straight line between the official anti-gay theologies of their denominations and the deaths of young people around the country.

WATCH: Beck Condemns Anti-Gay Bronx Attacks: 'A Whole New Level Of Evil'

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Glenn Beck returned to his television show Wednesday with a lengthy, impassioned condemnation of the brutal anti-gay assault and torture of two teenag...