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Mother Sent Gay Son To School With Stun Gun
Staff ReporterAn Indiana mother who sent her gay son to school with a stun gun after administrators apparently didn't do enough to stop the bullying against him said she would do it again -- even though the teen now faces expulsion. "I do not promote violence -- not...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Students, Teaching and Learning, CNN (tv network)
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Grand Jury Votes Not To Indict Cop In Shooting Death Of Kenneth Chamberlain
pix11.com | @colekirstinFor five and a half months the family of Kenneth Chamberlain, and many in the White Plains community, were hoping for justice. And today they are expressing their disappointment after all the officers involved in the shooting death of Chamberlain walked...Tags: Racism, Shootings, Justice System, Justice and Rights, Lawyers
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Senators Want DOJ To Investigate Employers Asking Interviewees For Facebook Passwords
pix11.comSenator Chuck Schumer and his Connecticut counterpart are calling on the U.S. Department Of Justice to determine if potential employers requesting Facebook passwords during interviews violates federal statutes. Schumer and Sen. Richard Bluementhal are...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Social Media, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Labor Legislation, Charles Schumer
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NJ Lawmakers Pass Same-Sex Marriage Bill
New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would provide same-sex couples the right to wed, but the state's Republican governor has pledged to veto the measure and has instead called for a referendum to settle the issue.
State senators passed the...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Elections, Washington, DC, Politics, Quinnipiac University
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For Gays In Harlem, Change But Not Enough
Richard Ruperto walked into a record store in Harlem with a friend to buy CDs. As the two teens spoke, a man intruded on their conversation.
“Put some base into your voice, you fag,” he said.
Afraid, the boys bolted out of the store, leaving...Tags: East Harlem, Demographics, Civil Rights, City University of New York, Gays and Lesbians
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PIX11 Domestic Violence Resource Center
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.
Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic...Tags: Sex Crimes, Johns Hopkins University, Labor Legislation, Immigration, Conservation
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"I Might Have Tacos": Mayor's Outreach Plan After 4 Cops Arrested For Racially Profiling Latinos
@MarioPIX11 | @AndrewJRamos | @jeremy_tannerCalls for embattled East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo to resign continued Thursday, days after he made racially-insensitive remarks to PIX 11 News cameras where he proposed having "tacos" as a form of outreach to the Latino community. The explosive comments...Tags: Local Government, Prosecution, Social Issues, John Miller, Facebook
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Transgender Former Girl Scout Responds To Boycott Video
staff reporterA YouTube clip of a young girl asking people to boycott the sale of Girl Scout cookies surfaced on the Internet Wednesday after the organization decided to allow a 7-year-old transgender child into a troop in Colorado. The video is now unavailable on...Tags: Girl Scout Cookies, Social Issues, YouTube, Social Organizations, Gays and Lesbians
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NJ Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes Senate, Heads To Assembly
PIX11.com / @jaydownycSeven states and Washington, D.C. now allow same-sex marriage and New Jersey could become the eighth state, according to gay rights advocates. They are encouraged by Monday's vote in the New Jersey State Senate, which approved legalizing same sex marriage...Tags: Gay Rights, Elections, Washington, DC, Civil Rights, Politics
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Anthony Miranda On 4 Cops Punished For Playing Ball With Boy
Staff reporterAnthony Miranda, Executive Chairman of the National Latino Officers Association stopped by to discuss the four cops being punished for tossing around a football with young boy at Bronx housing project over the Fourth of July holiday. For more on the...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities
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Director John Singleton On New Movie 'Abduction'
PIX11.comDirector John Singleton stopped by to talk about his new movie "Abduction," which stars actress Maria Bello (who was also at PIX11's studio) and teen hearthrob Taylor Lautner. The movie hits theaters tomorow. "Abduction" is an action thriller about a...Tags: African Americans, Kidnapping, Entertainment, Taylor Lautner, Abduction (movie)
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Studio On The Run: 'Weekend' Director Andrew Haigh
PIX11.comThe New York Times says director Andrew Haigh's "Weekend" is "one of the most satisfying love stories you are likely to see on screen this year." Haigh hopped on the Dunkin Donut Studio on the Run to talk to PIX1's Tamsen Fadal about the difficulties...Tags: Entertainment, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, The New York Times, Gays and Lesbians, Movies
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