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12 June 2013
New York: Mayoral candidate receives death threats after endorsement from anti-gay group 11 A New York City mayoral candidate says he's received death threats because of an endorsement from America’s leading anti-equal marriage group.
30 May 2013
New York: Memorial for gay man shot dead in Greenwich Village 3 A memorial service has taken place in New York City for Mark Carson, a gay man who was shot dead earlier this month.
28 May 2013
New York: Teen charged following attack on gay rights activist 1 A teenager has been charged in connection with an attack on gay rights activist Eugene Lovendusky in New York City.
21 May 2013
New York: Thousands of protesters condemn murder of ‘gay angel Mark Carson’ 6 Thousands of people marched in Manhattan on Monday to denounce a rise in violence against LGBT people, and in particular the brutal shooting on Saturday of Mark Carson.
19 May 2013
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime 1 The shooting of a man in New York City's Greenwich Village early on Saturday has been called an anti-gay hate crime by the police commissioner.
11 May 2013
New York: Two arrests follow homophobic attack + A brutal attack on two gay men in New York City has led to two arrests, but police say they are still searching for three more suspects.
26 April 2013
US State Department bars Raul Castro’s daughter from visiting Philadelphia to pick up LGBT rights award 15 The daughter of Cuba’s president is being prevented by the US State Department from visiting Philadelphia in order to pick up an LGBT rights award.
14 April 2013
California: Gay lawyer dies at 33 after contracting bacterial meningitis 29 Officials in Los Angeles are warning gay sexually active men about a deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, following the death of a gay man in West Hollywood.
1 April 2013
US: Muslim caller tells TV host gay Americans should be beheaded 62 The host of a phone-in programme in New York was left stunned after a caller suggested gay Americans should be beheaded in accordance with Sharia law.
28 March 2013
Study: HIV remains biggest health concern for American gay and bisexual men 3 A study published in the US has shown HIV is the biggest health concern for gay and bisexual men.
12 March 2013
New York: Gay club dancer and teacher fired for using email account to arrange Craigslist dates 30 A teacher who sent out sexually explicit emails of himself wearing only boxer shorts has been fired.
11 March 2013
Comment: Have we lost the real vision of ‘Pride’? 20 In a PinkNews comment piece Ryan Houston, who is a Director for a Pride event in the north east of England, asks if the Pride movement has losts its vision?
10 March 2013
US: Christine Quinn formally announces bid to become NYC’s first openly gay and first female mayor 1 New York City took another step closer to having its first openly gay and first female mayor on Sunday as City Council speaker Christine Quinn, formally announced that she will run for the position.
5 March 2013
Poll: New York City council speaker could become city’s first openly gay and first female mayor 4 A new poll has been released which suggests that New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, could be in with a chance of becoming the first openly gay, and first female mayor of the city.
20 February 2013
New York: Gay man attacked on subway and called ‘faggot’ as other passengers look on 39 A 23-year-old gay man was attacked while riding the New York subway with his partner, who said that other passengers watched while he was beaten.
13 February 2013
US: Starbucks denies claims that it fired an employee who was wrongly perceived to be gay 8 A former Starbucks manager, fired after allegedly being sexually harassed and called gay by fellow employees, is suing Starbucks for unlawful discrimination - but the coffee chain strenuously denies the allegations.
13 February 2013
New York police launch probe after three gay men found strangled 8 The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating the recent strangulation deaths of three gay men in the city.
6 February 2013
US: Gay porn star commits suicide aged 45 in New York home 19 A Hungarian-born porn star has been found dead in his New York City apartment, after an apparent suicide.
1 February 2013
‘Closeted gay’ former New York Mayor Ed Koch dies aged 88 9 Ed Koch, the outspoken former mayor of New York City, who famously refused to discuss his sexuality with reporters, has died of congestive heart failure aged 88.
9 January 2013
US: Tributes to LGBT campaigner Jeanne Manford 3 Jeanne Manford, the founder of an international organisation for parents and relatives of LGBT family members has died at her home in California.

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