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2 Eagle customers attacked

2 Eagle customers attacked
Police list incident as hate crime
By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington Blade | Oct. 28 at 12:44 PM Oct. 28 at 12:44 PM

D.C. police listed as a hate crime an incident on Oct. 24 in which two men leaving the D.C. Eagle, a gay bar on the 600 block of New York Avenue, N.W., were assaulted by a group of men shouting anti-gay names.

Acting Lt. Brett Parson, who oversees the police Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit, said the incident occurred near the corner of 7th Street and New York Avenue, N.W., a short distance from the Eagle?s entrance.

?The victims, who state they were walking through a group of 6 black

males, were punched and called homophobic names,? Parson said in an e-mail alert.

?No robbery was announced and there was no altercation prior to the attack. Neither victim s ...

Calif. marriage ban becomes money race

Calif. marriage ban becomes money race
Donations coming from 50 states, 20 countries
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) | Oct. 27 at 12:04 PM Oct. 27 at 12:04 PM
At least 64,000 people from all 50 states and more than 20 other countries have given money to support or oppose a ban on same-sex marriage in California, reflecting broad interest in a race that some consider second in national importance only to the presidential election.

Ten days before the vote on Proposition 8, campaign finance records show that total contributions for and against the measure have surpassed $60 million, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

That would be a record nationally for a ballot initiative based on a social rather than economic issue, campaign finance experts say. It also eclipses the combined total ...

Hate crimes down in '07 but anti-gay attacks up

Hate crimes down in '07 but anti-gay attacks up
Decline driven by race, religion-based bias
Oct. 27 at 11:26 AM Oct. 27 at 11:26 AM
Hate crime incidents decreased slightly last year, despite a surge in crimes targeting gays and lesbians.

The FBI reported more than 7,600 hate crime incidents in 2007, down about 1 percent from last year. The decline was driven by decreases in the two largest categories of hate crimes ? crimes agains ...

The Latino Players in the Prop. 8 Fight: Mayors and Models

José Eduardo Verástegui is tall, dark, and handsome, not to mention rich and famous. This Latino actor and sex symbol was a favorite of gay Mexicans and Mexican-Americans -- until he came out as one of the loudest proponents of California's Proposition 8. On the other side of Prop. 8, cast members from TV's Ugly Betty released a public service announcement Tuesday urging Latinos to stand up for family and vote No on 8.

Lawsuit Filed Against Opponents of Florida Marriage Equality

Florida Red & Blue -- the organization running the campaign against Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that would constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in the Sunshine State -- has filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against a group opposing marriage equality.

Washington State Students Asked to Support LGBT Peers

Students at Washington State University were asked to wear red Tuesday to show support for gay students in the wake of a rash of alleged antigay bias crimes on campus, reports the Associated Press. Campus police in conjunction with Pullman police are looking into three potential hate crimes that occurred on or near the university earlier this month.

NYC Cops Eyed in Sodomy Case

A man who alleges he was sodomized by New York police may see a trial before a grand jury, Kings County district attorney Charles Hynes said on Monday. Michael Mineo, 24, said he was held down by four officers who held him at a subway station, while one officer violated him with a radio antenna on October 15, Newsday reports.

TPAC offers $25 'Avenue Q' tickets

Day of performance sales to be sold lottery style. Twenty seats in the orchestra section will be made available for $25 each for every performance of AVENUE Q, at TPAC's Jackson Hall, October 28 – November 2. The $25 tickets will be sold on a lottery...

TPAC offers special GLBT discount to Avenue Q

The Tennessee Performing Arts Center is offering a special discount to the GLBT community to see Avenue Q, an award-winning Broadway show which promotes diversity and acceptancetance through humor. The special 'Come out at TPAC' event is set for Thursday,...

Calif. marriage ban becomes money race

Calif. marriage ban becomes money race
Donations coming from 50 states, 20 countries
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) | Oct. 27 at 12:04 PM Oct. 27 at 12:04 PM
At least 64,000 people from all 50 states and more than 20 other countries have given money to support or oppose a ban on same-sex marriage in California, reflecting broad interest in a race that some consider second in national importance only to the presidential election.

Ten days before the vote on Proposition 8, campaign finance records show that total contributions for and against the measure have surpassed $60 million, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

That would be a record nationally for a ballot initiative based on a social rather than economic issue, campaign finance experts say. It also eclipses the combined total ...

Hate crimes down in '07 but anti-gay attacks up

Hate crimes down in '07 but anti-gay attacks up
Decline driven by race, religion-based bias
Oct. 27 at 11:26 AM Oct. 27 at 11:26 AM
Hate crime incidents decreased slightly last year, despite a surge in crimes targeting gays and lesbians.

The FBI reported more than 7,600 hate crime incidents in 2007, down about 1 percent from last year. The decline was driven by decreases in the two largest categories of hate crimes ? crimes agains ...