NYC Anti-Gay Hate Crime Suspect Charged, 'Star Trek' Star Discusses Sexuality And More

May 20, 2013 Subscribe · Forward NYC Anti-Gay Hate Crime Suspect Charged The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court Sunday to face a charge of murder as a hate crime.  Continue reading... WATCH: 'Star Trek' Star Clarifies Surprising Comments She Made About Her Sexuality Obama Is 'Gay President,' Should 'Come Out Of The Closet,' Says Pundit Church Event Awards Heterosexual Couples With Free Chick-Fil-A Student Expelled, Charged With Felonies For Same-Sex Relationship UFC Fighter Suspended For Outrageous Gay Slur Daniel Radcliffe's 'Step-By-Step' Process For Steamy Gay Love Scene Student Expelled, Charged With Felonies For Same-Sex Relationship LOOK: Archie Comics' Gay Kiss Based On Real-Life Controversy Student Expelled, Charged With Felonies For Same-Sex Relationship New York Man Killed In Alleged Anti-Gay Hate Crime LOOK: Archie Comics' Gay Kiss Based On Real-Life Controversy MICHELANGELO SIGNORILE Equality's Brutal Backlash: The Murder of Mark Carson and the Rise in Violence Against Gays We sometimes forget that getting laws passed and getting court rulings declared is, comparatively, the easy part. The hate is still out there, however, and the haters are getting more desperate. Our worst enemies right now are complacency and the seductive message that we've "arrived." Continue reading... JENNIFER TYRRELL Dear Boy Scouts, Being Straight Doesn't Make You 'Morally Straight'! The Boy Scouts of America tries to pretend that LGBT people aren't morally straight. That's the entire basis for keeping us out of scouting. Well, I have news for them: There's a long list of straight people who've been involved in scouting who are not morally straight. Continue reading... MARISSA HIGGINS I Want to Be Safe in NYC But I Feel Like a Monster Over her french fries and diet Coke a 5-year-old girl saw me become a monster and learned what hate was. When my wife kisses me goodbye in front of my office in midtown, I feel that little girl's stare over and over, but aged 30 years. Continue reading... ALEX BERG Move Over, Gaybros: Masculine Privilege Thrives Among Queer Women Too My appearance borders on high femme, yet I too am guilty of being a lezbro: I've brought my "male gaze" to parties with go-go dancers, and I've described women's bodies in a manner that I learned from my straight male friends, mostly because I thought it was the cool thing to do. Continue reading... CHARLES RADCLIFFE The Global LGBT Rights Kaleidoscope (VIDEO) The improvement in the human rights situation of LGBT people is real, but millions have yet to feel its touch. Extending the reach of progress and guaranteeing the rights of every LGBT individual, no matter where they live, is emerging as a vital, if contested, objective of human rights activism. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003