NYPD investigating assault, choking of woman after suspects hurled anti-LGBTQ+ slurs
Three male suspects remain at large. The victim was in stable condition after the attack.
July 4, 2025
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16-year-old girl in critical condition after shooting after New York Pride
Police said it is too early to know if the shooting after NYC Pride was a hate crime.
June 30, 2025
NYPD officers involved in fatal shooting of gay Black man Kawaski Trawick won't be disciplined
Five years after the Black gay man was fatally shot in his Bronx apartment, the NYPD’s decision not to discipline the involved officers has sparked widespread anger and calls for accountability.
April 23, 2024
NYPD Accused of Assaulting Gay Man During Pride
In a new federal lawsuit, Jacob Alejandro says New York Police Department officers broke his ribs and used antigay slurs toward him as he tried to leave the city's Pride celebration in 2014.
August 20, 2015
Laying down the law
On two separate occasions, Dwight O'Neal had negative run-ins with the New York Police Department. Was it because he's a young gay black man?
August 14, 2007
New York trans woman settles landmark lawsuit affirming transgender rights while in custody
DeAnna LeTray said officers called her mentally ill and “a guy dressed like a woman.” She just made them change the previously transphobic system.
October 25, 2024
Op-ed: Fixing The NYPD's LGBT Problem
One step toward accountability can help heal relations between the NYPD and New York's LGBT population
April 9, 2013
An LGBT Group Is Changing the NYPD From Within
Since 1982, the Gay Officers Action League has been helping the nation's largest police force evolve.
July 18, 2018
Why Police Should Have a Place at Pride
Banning bad cops from Pride celebrations is understandable, but banning all cops isn't, writes Amanda Kerri.
June 19, 2018
NYPD Apologizes to Sexual Assault Survivor and LGBTQ Community
The apology to a survivor and activist who wasn't believed is a groundbreaking action, writes Matt Foreman.
November 1, 2018
Questions Over Police Response to Murder of N.Y. Gay Man Still Unanswered
Seven months after Louis Rispoli was beaten to death on streets of Queens, the reasons behind the police department's incorrect response to the attack remain unclear.
May 23, 2013
Bi Cop Sues Police Officers and Town Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Kristin Stein filed a lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment from her department, including being assaulted by her police partner.
October 20, 2021
Pride Month flags vandalized near Stonewall National Monument: police
A preliminary investigation found an unidentified person had removed and destroyed 160 flags in the area around 8 p.m. Thursday, according to police.
June 15, 2024
Federal Judge Rules NYC's 'Stop-and-Frisk' Unconstitutional
U.S. district judge Shira Sheindlin said the policy violates the U.S. Constitution and functions as police-sanctioned racial profiling.
August 12, 2013
STUDY: NYPD Harming Homeless LGBT Youth
A new study by the Urban Institute finds that homeless LGBT youth involved in sex work are frequently harassed and harmed by police.
September 29, 2015
Transgender Reforms Announced for NYPD Patrol Guide
The long awaited changes to police practices are intended to improve interactions between officers and transgender New Yorkers.
June 13, 2012
WATCH NYPD Tells LGBT Youth It Gets Better
The police commissioner, LGBT officers, and others came together for the video.
December 3, 2012