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BART Police Officer Arrested on Murder Warrant For NYE Shooting

Andy Towle January 14, 2009

Johannes Mehserle, the San Francisco BART police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man at point blank range on an Oakland subway platform early … [Read more...] about BART Police Officer Arrested on Murder Warrant For NYE Shooting

Andy Towle January 14, 2009

A gay Columbus, Ohio couple whose SUV was set on fire yesterday morning were reportedly urged to come forward by police about an attack on them in … [Read more...] about Gay Couple Attacked in Sept. Come Forward After SUV Set Ablaze

Andy Towle January 13, 2009

Maine state senator Dennis Damon introduces bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Assault conviction tossed out in brutal 2005 attack on Dwan Prince … [Read more...] about News: Dwan Prince, Indiana, Toni Collette, Virtual Sex, Lady Gaga

Andy Towle January 12, 2009

No casualties from Ricin-poisoning were reported in Seattle this weekend following a terrorist letter last week that was mailed to eleven of the … [Read more...] about Seattle Gay Bars Lively, Defiant Despite Threat of Ricin Attack

Andy Towle January 9, 2009

Tennessee hotel employee David Hill says he was fired for being gay: "They literally said to me because of my orientation and my alternative … [Read more...] about News: Eartha Kitt, Holiday Inn, Kanye West, Swimming, Rocco Dispirito

Andy Towle January 8, 2009

Two of four suspects in the mid-December gang rape of a 28-year-old woman, a lesbian, in the SF East Bay city of Richmond, were arraigned on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Suspects Arraigned in Gang Rape of Lesbian in Richmond

Andy Towle January 8, 2009

BART SHOOTING: A report on the senseless New Years Day shooting of a 22-year-old man by a BART police officer. The shooting has inspired violent … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #408

Andy Towle January 6, 2009

Nathan Runkle, the 24-year-old founder of Mercy for Animals, a nationally recognized activist group whose work helped pass Proposition 2 recently in … [Read more...] about Animal Rights Activist Nathan Runkle in Brutal Anti-Gay Assault

Andy Towle January 6, 2009

Saudi Arabia beheads two men after they are convicted of raping another. It's on again but has the message been lost? Join the Impact notes that … [Read more...] about News: Mario Cantone, Vail, Formula One, Sam Adams, RuPaul

Andy Towle January 6, 2009

Those of you who have been reading the site for a while will remember our coverage of the murder of Sean William Kennedy outside a Greenville, South … [Read more...] about Killer of Sean William Kennedy in SC Could Be Out Next Month