Puerto Rico

Killer of Gay Puerto Rican Teen Jorge Mercado Pleads Guilty, Gets 99 Years in Prison

Andy Towle May 12, 2010

Juan Matos, the man charged in the brutal murder of gay Puerto Rican teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, pleaded guilty today and received an immediate … [Read more...] about Killer of Gay Puerto Rican Teen Jorge Mercado Pleads Guilty, Gets 99 Years in Prison

Steve Pep April 25, 2010

Ashley Santiago Ocasio, a 31-year-old transgender woman was brutally murdered in Puerto Rico last week and the LGBT community in that US territory is … [Read more...] about Transgender Woman Brutally Murdered In Puerto Rico

Andy Towle April 23, 2010

Feast of Fun reports: "According to 'El Nuevo Dia' (Puerto Rico's largest Spanish language newspaper, sources say that the … [Read more...] about Ricky Martin Offered $20 Million for Coming Out Story, Film Rights?

Andy Towle February 23, 2010

Puerto Rican judge finds probable cause to prosecute killer of gay teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado. Hudson Taylor: Nationally-ranked wrestler also a … [Read more...] about News: Hudson Taylor, Abduction, Gay Theatre, West Virginia

Andy Towle February 4, 2010

Close the GayTM: The DNC gave $500,000 to anti-gay Blue Dog Democrat Ben Nelson. Andrew Belonsky interviews Westboro Baptist Church's Megan … [Read more...] about News: David Furnish, Utah, Megan Phelps, , GayTM, Snooki

Andy Towle January 22, 2010

To show solidarity with the family of slain gay teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and other victims of anti-gay hate crime, seven elected officials … [Read more...] about NYC City Council Speaker, Officials Make Anti-Hate Trip to Puerto Rico to Visit Family of Slain Gay Teen

Andy Towle January 14, 2010

The man charged with the brutal murder of gay Puerto Rican teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial, Edge … [Read more...] about Killer of Gay Puerto Rican Teen Determined Fit to Stand Trial

Andy Towle January 12, 2010

Current laws aren't discriminatory enough for Governor Fortuño: "While Puerto Rican laws already ban same-sex marriages and prohibit the recognition … [Read more...] about Puerto Rican Governor Seeks Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage

Andy Towle December 17, 2009

The second brutal murder of a man in a potential hate crime has occurred in Puerto Rico in less than a month. In November the decapitated, … [Read more...] about Hate Crime Suspected in Murder of Man Found Stabbed to Death in Puerto Rico Motel

Andy Towle December 15, 2009

This afternoon I received word from activist Pedro Julio Serrano as well as Chris Pagan (who filed an early iReport on the crime) that the Feds are … [Read more...] about Feds Say Jorge Mercado Murder Will be Processed as Hate Crime