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Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz has requested additional National Guard troops as looting spreads through the blacked-out areas of Coney Island, south Brooklyn, and Queens. “Governor Cuomo also acted quickly by activating the National Guard prior to the storm, and I urge him to allocate as many troops as possible to Brooklyn—troops from New York or any other states that …

U.S. House candidate Chad Lee, who is running for Tammy Baldwin’s seat against openly gay state Assemblyman Mark Pocan, has fired GOP campaign worker Kyle Wood, who has recanted his claim of being violently beaten for being gay conservative. The Lee campaign put out a statement Monday night saying that Wood had been dismissed.  “Today, our campaign unfortunately learned that …

From their Facebook page: Two windows at The GLBT History Museum were smashed in an act of vandalism around 4:45 a.m. this morning (Oct. 29). Our staff responded immediately, as did the San Francisco Police Department. None of the historical objects on display were damaged. The museum will be closed today so we can start repairs, but we expect to …

You may recall that when Berlusconi was accused of patronizing underage prostitutes, he responded, “At least I’m not a homo.”

Well-known NYC activist Lou Rispoli is reportedly not expected to survive after a brutal attack on the streets of Queens last week.  Andy Humm reports at Gay City News: Lou Rispoli, described by friends as the heart and soul of the gay community in Sunnyside, Queens, where he has lived for more than 30 years, was attacked by two men …

Virginia police have arrested a man working for the Republican Party after he was seen throwing completed voter registration forms in a dumpster behind a shopping center. Colin Small, a 31-year-old resident of Phoenixville, Pa., worked for Pinpoint, a company hired to register voters on behalf of the Republican Party of Virginia. Prosecutors charged him with four counts of destruction …

Megachurch Pastor Jack Schapp yesterday pleaded guilty to federal charges of sex with an underage girl, but denied knowing that taking the teen across state lines was also a federal crime.  Early last month Schapp was fired by Indiana’s massive 15,000-member First Baptist Church. U.S. District Judge Rudy Lozano scheduled the sentencing for Jan. 15, although Schaap, 54, has already …

Former gay porn star Ryan Idol has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to kill his girlfriend. Idol, whose real name is Marc Donais, was convicted last September but his sentencing was delayed while he appealed in vain for a retrial. According to the victim’s testimony at trial, Donais entered the woman’s apartment the night of Sept. …

The Washington DC police are refusing to release the recording of the 911 call made during the shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters. The Associated Press had requested a copy of the Aug. 15 recording under the District of Columbia’s open records law. But the department rejected that request, saying the call was part of an ongoing FBI investigation, …

Maryland police are weighing felony charges against virulently anti-gay state Del. Don Dwyer after he was found to have a blood alcohol level at well more than twice the legal limit when he crashed his boat into another one, seriously injuring six people, including himself. Four of those injured are children. UPDATE: Police say that Dwyer self-reported a blood alcohol …

Via press release and posted publicly to the Southern Poverty Law Center website. From SPLC Senior Fellow Mark Potak: Yesterday’s attack on the Family Research Council and the shooting of a security guard there was a tragedy. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) deplores all violence, and our thoughts are with the wounded victim, Leo Johnson, his family and others …

Family Research Council shooting suspect Floyd Corkins has been arraigned, charged, and order held without bond for a mental health evaluation. Twenty-eight-year-old Floyd Lee Corkins was wearing a white prison jumpsuit and showed no visible emotions or reactions at federal court Thursday. When the judge asked if he could afford a private attorney, Corkins responded that he only had $300 …

American Atheists American Atheists is saddened to learn about the shooting at the Family Research Council today. Our thoughts are with the security officer who was injured and the other employees who were traumatized. American Atheists never advocate violence as an answer to disagreements, even with those who believe differently than our members. Secular Coalition of America “While we disagree …

NOTE: The photo I’ve added to this post is alleged to be the shooter according to multiple sources on Twitter. His identity is unconfirmed at this writing. Via NBC News: The suspect’s name has not been released, but officials told NBC News he is Floyd Corkins, 28, from nearby Herndon, Va. A photographer who saw the suspect being arrested describes …

A massive coalition of LGBT rights groups have issued a joint denouncement of today’s shooting at Family Research Council headquarters in Washington DC. We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers. The motivation and circumstances behind …

An Oklahoma gay man says he was nearly killed this weekend after vandals scrawled “fag” on his car and set it ablaze. It happened the morning of Saturday, July 21, in an alley behind his home on N.W. 140th Street near Western and Memorial in Oklahoma City. Jon Ferguson says his car alarm woke him up and when he walked …

Texas police have released a sketch of the suspect in the shooting of a lesbian teen couple. Activists have held vigils around the nation since the crime. With help from a witness, Portland police described the alleged gunman as a skinny male in his 20s, weighing 140 pounds. The sketch was released late Wednesday. Mary Kristene Chapa, 18, and Mollie …

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