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21 May 2013
Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins honoured with courage award + Jason Collins, the NBA star who came out as gay earlier this month to a huge amount of media attention, and became the first openly gay player in a US major team sport, has received a courage award from leading gay-straight alliance organisation GLSEN.
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.
7 May 2013
New York: Police seek to trace 4 men in connection with assault on gay couple + The NYPD is looking for four men who yelled anti-gay remarks at a gay couple walking in midtown Manhattan.
24 April 2013
US: NFL agrees to better protection for gay players against discrimination + The US National Football League (NFL) has agreed, in an unprecedented move, to better protect gay players against discrimination and harassment, the New York Attorney General has said.
23 April 2013
US: New York Boy Scouts troop rejects exclusion of gay adult scout leaders 1 A local troop of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in central New York, has commended the organisation for proposing to lift its ban on gay members, but has rejected the notion that it may maintain the ban on adult scout leaders.
11 April 2013
US: Lesbian daughter of New York mafia boss pleads mercy for her ‘supportive’ father 4 The daughter of a high-ranking New York mafia boss has pleaded for mercy on his behalf, saying he supported her and her same-sex partner and deserves to spend time with their son.
3 April 2013
New York: Former LGBT community leader jailed for stealing more than $300,000 + The former head of an LGBT community centre in New York City has been jailed for embezzling more than $300,000 from the organisation.
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.
20 March 2013
Ex-Sesame Street actor Kevin Clash accused of hosting ‘crystal meth sex party’ with teenage boy 31 Former Sesame Street actor Kevin Clash has been accused of hosting a "crystal meth sex party" with a teenage boy.
7 March 2013
US: Electronic Arts hosts event focussing on LGBT issues in video games 2 Video games company Electronic Arts (EA) is hosting an event in New York today focussing on LGBT issues within the gaming industry.
6 March 2013
US: Senate confirms first lesbian Asian American to the federal bench 2 The US Senate has confirmed the first lesbian Asian American for a seat on the federal bench.
22 February 2013
New York: Police hunt for 6 suspects over anti-gay subway assault + The New York Police Department are looking for six suspects in connection with an assault on a gay subway passenger.
21 February 2013
Comment: A day in the life of Peter Tatchell 28 Britain's most famous human rights campaigner talks about his daily routine and how he has to go to bed with "a siren alarm, fire extinguisher and rope ladder" - every night.
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.
20 February 2013
US: Hepatitis C in HIV positive gay men at an all-time high 6 Researchers at the Fenway Institute in Boston have discovered hepatitis C among HIV positive gay men in the US is at an all-time high.
14 February 2013
New York: Police arrest suspect after gay man found dead in motel + The New York Police Department has arrested a man in connection with the death of a gay man in a Queens motel.
8 February 2013
Gay husband of Facebook co-founder announces plan to run for US Congress 16 Sean Eldridge, the gay husband of Facebook founder Chris Hughes, has announced plans to run for the US Congress in 2014.
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.
18 January 2013
Gay fashion designer John Galliano attempts to rebuild reputation 19 Disgraced John Galliano is returning to the fashion industry with a temporary role at Oscar de la Renta's New York studio.

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