Male couple snookers NYC into officially marrying them
Hakim Nelson and Jason Stenson, both biologically male, married in late May in New York City, thanks to a food stamp card.
It is illegal for gay and lesbian couples to marry in New York, though the state recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. But Nelson used his food stamp card for …
Brothers plead not guilty in NY hate-crime killing
(New York City) Two men have pleaded not guilty in the hate-crime killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant on a Brooklyn street.
Hakim Scott and Keith Phoenix were arraigned on an indictment that includes second-degree murder as a hate crime. They could face 78 years in prison if convicted.
Jose Sucuzhanay (Suh-KOO’-chen-eye) and …
Arrest in NYC homophobic, racist slaying
(New York City) New York City Police say Wednesday they have arrested one of the attackers who yelled slurs as they beat an Ecuadorean immigrant to death on a city street, and investigators are looking for a second suspect.
Hakim Scott, 25, was arrested in the Dec. 7 attack on real …
