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Man Claims Anti-Gay Assault by Staff of NYC’s Corner Bistro

Andy Towle February 4, 2009

This account from BlackBook's Nick Haramis is certainly not what I'd expect to happen at a popular burger joint in the heart of New York's West … [Read more...] about Man Claims Anti-Gay Assault by Staff of NYC’s Corner Bistro

Andy Towle February 4, 2009

As a court case against 19-year-old Brit Gavin Alker progresses, disturbing details are emerging about the gay bashing death of Liverpool teen Michael … [Read more...] about Details Emerge in Gay Bashing Death of Liverpool’s Michael Causer

Andy Towle February 3, 2009

The Long Island GLBT Community Center in Bay Shore, New York, about 43 miles east of New York City, was hit by vandals over the weekend and police are … [Read more...] about Long Island LGBT Youth Center Hit by Vandals in Hate Crime

Andy Towle February 2, 2009

On the day before Obama's inauguration, we were able to visit Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) in his Capitol Hill apartment. Because I was having some … [Read more...] about Barney Frank Talks: The Inauguration, the Economy, and LGBT Issues

Andy Towle January 29, 2009

Hate crime charges filed against Tacoma man for threats against woman in Seattle: "Prosecutors assert that Salway threatened to stab her in the eyes … [Read more...] about News: Damien Hirst, Sam Adams, Facebook, Lady Gaga, Ahmadinejad

Andy Towle January 28, 2009

Johnson City, Tennessee police report that a fight at New Beginnings nightclub in Johnson City, Tennessee which resulted in the death of James Lewis … [Read more...] about Police: Tennessee Nightclub Killing Not a Hate Crime

Andy Towle January 27, 2009

UPDATE: James Lewis, 48, of Telford, Tennessee, died of his injuries in the hospital Monday afternoon after a fight at a Johnson City, Tennessee … [Read more...] about Man Dead Following Assault at Gay Tennessee Nightclub

Andy Towle January 26, 2009

SPOUSES ONLY: Lesbian couple stopped, questioned while shopping at consignment store. "They started an online protest, and now the organizers of the … [Read more...] about News: Oprah, Lebanon, Bruno, Guatemala, Boy George, Cheney

Andy Towle January 22, 2009

David Lyall Crisp, a 56-year-old gay British music teacher was found dead in his apartment in the northern Thai capital of Chiang Mai today. The … [Read more...] about Gay British Music Teacher Brutally Murdered in Northern Thailand

Andy Towle January 16, 2009

Boy George, who this week was spotted looking haggard and defeated leaving his London home, was today sentenced to 15 months in prison for false … [Read more...] about Boy George Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Escort Imprisonment