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Andy Towle October 26, 2007

Retrial begins over gay Tucson murder: "For the second time, a jury will decide whether a disabled gay Tucson man was stabbed to death over a TV and … [Read more...] about News: Britney Spears, Matthew Shepard, Soft Cell, Gay Cruising

Andy Towle October 25, 2007

Crimes: The cost of being LGBT in today's world. REPORT: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi ready to split. Entertainment Weekly: Why didn't … [Read more...] about News: Heidi Fleiss, 50 Cent, Georgetown University, Banksy

Andy Towle October 24, 2007

The NY Post reports that openly gay lawyer Robert Feldman complained to Bronx Supreme Court Justice Richard Lee Price after the judge labeled his … [Read more...] about Gay Lawyer Accuses Judge of Homophobia Over “Flamboyant” Tag

Andy Towle October 24, 2007

Catching up on some news that broke yesterday, last December I posted about an incident in Worcester, Massachusetts where VoteOnMarriage.org was … [Read more...] about Catholic Leader Acquitted of Assault on Gay Marriage Supporter

Andy Towle October 17, 2007

A grand jury has decided to file no criminal charges in a gay bashing incident in June in Rochester, New York, in which two groups of people were … [Read more...] about Grand Jury: No Criminal Charges in Rochester Gay Bashing

Andy Towle October 16, 2007

Not a lot of fun writing this post up, but there was quite a bit of news on this topic today, so here it is: Police investigating potential hate … [Read more...] about Hate Sheet: Pennsylvania, Houston, Northern Ireland, Scotland

Andy Towle October 16, 2007

Canadian soldiers sentenced to jail for anti-gay attack in Amsterdam: "Eric Wright was sentenced to five months in jail and ordered to pay 6,000 euros … [Read more...] about News: Dinosaur, Mann Coulter, Art Sex, Clay Aiken, Uganda

Andy Towle October 16, 2007

A 58-year-old man who identifies as a devout Christian was arrested for a "public order offence" and jailed for eight hours before being released … [Read more...] about Christian Jailed Over Homophobic Actions at UK Library

Andy Towle October 15, 2007

A vigil was held for slain Brooklyn interior designer Michael Sandy on Sunday at Plumb Beach, near the rest stop off the Belt Parkway where a year … [Read more...] about At Plumb Beach, a Vigil for Michael Sandy

Andy Towle October 15, 2007

Florida Rep. and men's room-frequenter Bob Allen's trial begins on November 5th. Matt Leveson, a 20-year-old Sydney man who went missing after a … [Read more...] about News: Prince Harry, Radiohead, Oscar Wilde, Robo-Bugs, Paris Hilton