Three sentenced to life for the New York City drugging, robbing, and killing of two gay men
District Attorney Alvin Bragg was heavily criticized for dragging his feet in the case.
May 23, 2025
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Concert to Honor Newlywed Gay Playwright Killed in NYC Fire
A musical tribute to Daniel James McClung will be presented this summer in New York City.
March 21, 2014
Grand Jury Reportedly Indicts Suspects in Killings of 2 Gay Men in NYC
Julio Ramirez and Robert Umberger were drugged, robbed, and left to die.
March 29, 2023
Newlywed Gay Playwright Killed in Midtown NYC Fire
Daniel McClung, 27, died while trying to escape his New York City high-rise apartment building when it caught fire Sunday.
January 6, 2014
NYC Teen Accused of Killing Classmate Was Bullied With Gay Slurs
Bronx teen Abel Cedeno, accused of killing one classmate and injuring another, was the target of repeated bullying.
September 30, 2017
Arrests Made in Roofie-Robbery-Murder Spree at New York City Bars
The crime spree made headlines after Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg was accused of refusing to prosecute those who allegedly killed two gay men.
December 23, 2022
Kathy Hochul vetos financial protection bill introduced after murders of gay men
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill designed to protect users of money-sharing apps even after several high-profile cases of murder and robbery against several people, including at least two gay men.
December 21, 2024
Gay Couple Attacked in NYC’s Times Square as Crowd Watched
It's not the first time LGBTQ+ have been attacked recently in the city.
April 17, 2023
NYC Hate-Crime Suspect Claims He's Bisexual
Elliot Morales claimed in court that he is bisexual because he slept with a trans woman in the past, and that he killed unarmed gay man Mark Carson in 2013 in self-defense.
March 3, 2016
Witness: My Best Friend Was Murdered for Being Gay
Mark Carson was enjoying a night out with his friend in New York City's West Village when he was shot in an allegedly homophobic attack.
February 23, 2016
The pets rights
Gays and lesbians are famous crusaders for fairness and notorious pamperers of pets. So why not lead the fight for pets' rights?
December 19, 2006
Gay Bar Deaths in New York City Ruled as Homicides
New York’s chief medical examiner’s office said that two gay men were killed by “drug-facilitated theft.”
March 6, 2023
Gay Men Say They Feel Lucky To Be Alive After Being Drugged, Robbed
A gang preying on gay men is suspected of drugging and robbing over a dozen victims and killing two -- John Umberger and Julio Ramirez.
November 22, 2022
Three convicted in murders of gay men in New York City
Three men were found guilty of drugging, robbing, and killing two Julio Ramirez and John Umberger.
February 10, 2025
New York Lawmaker Remembers Gay Friends Killed on Hijacked Jet on 9/11
Every year on 9/11 the country stops and people remember where they were and who was lost that day.
September 11, 2023
Hell's Kitchen Gay Bars React to Attacks on Queer Men
Several men were arrested following the deaths of two men who were allegedly drugged and robbed.
June 16, 2023
Gay NYC Council Member Responds to Anti-LGBTQ+ Vandalism Against Him
The gay City Council member had "groomer" and "pedophile" written in chalk outside his apartment building, where two people were arrested for trespassing.
December 20, 2022
Why the Long Face?
Blinders , a documentary by gay stand-up comedian Donny Moss, explores the dark side of Central Park's iconic horse and carriage businesses.
March 12, 2009
Elliot Morales Guilty in Hate-Crime Murder of Mark Carson
The jury was apparently unmoved by Morales’s claims that he shot an unarmed gay man in the face in 2013 as an act of ‘self-defense.’
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March 9, 2016
LGBTQ+ group pulls Biden endorsement over 'perilous' handling of Israel-Hamas war
The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club in San Francisco has rescinded its endorsement of President Joe Biden for the March primary.
January 23, 2024
Two Men Arrested in Brutal New York Killing of Gay Teenager
Deandre Matthews, 19, was killed by a gunshot to the head before his lifeless body was dumped on railroad tracks and set on fire.
May 15, 2023