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The niece of Edward Thomas Ryan, the decorated military veteran who came out as gay in his obituary, is proud her uncle "got to open doors for other people."
Edward Thomas Ryan apologized for not having had the courage to come out in life, but the mistreatment he saw gay people experience deterred him.
A jury in Albany, N.Y., convicted Iaeir Robinson of second-degree murder in the death of Hemingway-Powell, a recent college graduate who planned to become a physician assistant.
She will head to Albany on Tuesday night to push for the marriage equality bill.
Hemingway was found dead in her apartment in Albany, N.Y.
LGBTQ+ activists expect the Empire State's new governor to be a strong advocate in Albany.
George Langdon IV has resigned from the Albany County Legislature and apologized for his "rash and thoughtless statements."
George Langdon IV, a member of the Albany County Legislature, has apologized for the remark, but there are still calls for his resignation.Â
LGBT activists say soon-to-be New York governor David Paterson will be a boon for LGBT rights and a healer in Albany.
Legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, sponsored by the gay brother of entertainer Rosie O'Donnell and supported by Gov. Eliot Spitzer, was expected to be debated Tuesday in the state assembly in Albany.
Log Cabin Republicans scored a coup last week when the Republican majority in the New York State senate introduced the Safe Schools for All Students Act, which would protect kids from being bullied in public schools because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Jeff Cook, legislative adviser for Log Cabin, said it was historic to have transgender people included in what is known in Albany parlance as a "rules bill" -- a bill introduced by the majority that is automatically understood to have the assent of the majority leader. "It is the first rules bill that we know of that includes gender identity and expression in New York State," Cook said.
Police and prosecutors suspect her death was a hate crime.
