David Crary

NYPD to increase presence in some neighborhoods as bias killing of gay man spurs outcry

therepublic.com — NEW YORK - A spate of anti-gay attacks in New York City is prompting police to increase their presence in some gay-friend neighborhoods heading into what's usually a time for celebration. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said Monday that the NYPD has pledged to station command vehicles in Greenwich Village, Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen through the end of June, which is Gay Pride Month.

Czech president in dispute over gay rights

bigstory.ap.org — PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech Republic's controversy-courting new president is under fire for refusing to grant a university professorship to one of his critics and hinting that it is because the man is a gay rights activist.In what is normally a formality, Czech presidents appoint the country's professors after they are nominated for the top title by their universities, but left-leaning President Milos Zeman has stood firm by his decision not to let a prominent literary historian get the promotion.Though he has said that Martin C.

Arrest for anti-gay Twitter threat in Puerto Rico

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Cardinal skips Boston College commencement because Irish prime minister's involvement

edmontonjournal.com — BOSTON - Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports of a bill in his country that would allow abortion. A few dozen protesters, some playing bagpipes, demonstrated at the college during the morning graduation ceremony.

AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help

miamiherald.com — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as ""shameful and disgraceful."

Police in central China detain 18-year-old gay pride march organizer

vancouversun.com — BEIJING, China - Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil society movement and demands for stronger individual rights.

Police commissioner calls fatal shooting in New York City an anti-gay hate crime

globalnews.ca — NEW YORK - A gunman used anti-gay slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called a hate crime.

Obama's Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs

mercurynews.com — ATLANTA-When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities-a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.

Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges

longisland.news12.com — (AP) -- A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.

NY Assembly accused of sex harass resigns

ctpost.com — ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) â The New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing and intimidating young women staffers for years notified the Assembly Saturday that he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature.