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New hope for deported civil union partner
A Peruvian gay man who has fought deportation proceedings for years, claiming he would be persecuted for his sexual orientation if returned to his home country, has new reason for hope. In late August, a federal appeals panel overturned a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals and instructed it to apply different legal standards. For original click here more>
City settles brutality claim; transgendered woman, family, friends awarded $360,000
Four years ago, when JaLea’s Lamot’s called an ambulance to their Bronx home, the police became violent upon learning that JaLea was a transsexual. The city settled this month for $360,000, but JaLea said, “It’s actually not behind me.” more>
