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Many people say that there are no rights that the people of the LGBTQ community don’t have so there is no need to protest, but they couldn’t be more wrong. How about being treated as a human being and not feel threatened or getting attacked in public just for loving someone and people don’t like it? There are all sorts of things around us that many of us don’t like...

A massive power cut crippled the tourist-filled heart of Manhattan for several hours on Saturday, sending theater-goers spilling into the streets, knocking out Times Square's towering electronic screens and bringing subway lines to a near halt. The New York City Fire Department said a transformer fire affected hundreds of thousands of customers along a 30-block stretch from Times Square to about 72nd Street and Broadway. The fire started just before 7 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Con Edison and New York City...

This week, a woman pushing a stroller went absolutely bonkers upon seeing two lesbian women kiss on a subway in Barcelona, Spain. One of the lesbians, Carla Gallén, posted video of the lesbophobe’s rant online. In a tweet (below), Gallén wrote, “On Wednesday afternoon, my partner and I suffered homophobic aggression on the underground. A woman insulted and attacked us for kissing.” In the video, the woman uses slurs and insults against the lesbian couple and even calls her own gay...

The New York City Police Department has opened a hate crime investigation into the vandalism of subway ads for Nike featuring out lesbian Megan Rapinoe, the USWNT co-captain and World Cup MVP. The vandalism was discovered Monday night in the 42nd Street subway station beneath Bryant Park in Manhattan, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Someone scrawled the words “screw this ho” and “sheman” on her forehead on several posters. The slurs were scrubbed off by MTA maintenance workers before someone snapped...

Disturbing video of a woman on a London Underground verbally assaulting a man “because he is gay” has been making the rounds online. The incident happened Monday at around 5:30 a.m. at the start of the morning rush hour. The clip was submitted to MailOnline by an anonymous tipster and shows the woman screaming homophobic abuse at a male passenger. “Because you’re gay, even more I’m going to violate you!” the women, who appears to be intoxicated, shouts in the man’s face. When...

We have an update on the gay men who were recording a gay porn video while taking public transport in London. According to BBC News, George Mason, 35, has been fined £1,000 for recording a threesome in front of passengers while riding the London Underground. One of Mason’s partners, 24-year-old Nicholas Mullan, was also sentenced by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Though, Mullan wasn’t fined and instead has to pay £170 and commit 12-months-worth of community service. Meanwhile, the third man in the...

“We have never experienced this kind of homophobic vandalism on our billboards before," said a spokesman for Squirt. Vandals in Washington, D.C. defaced an ad for a gay hookup site by drawing rifle scopes on the foreheads of a gay couple pictured on it. A poster for Squirt located inside the Shaw-Howard University Metro station was vandalized on September 21. In addition to the bullseyes, the word “gay” was written on one of the men’s arms, with “fag” scrawled on the...

London's underground is going gender-neutral with greetings to passengers on announcements and trains being changed from "ladies and gentlemen" to "hello everyone." The revised phrasing will be applied to all new pre-recorded announcements made across the transport network. Sian Berry, a member of the English Green Party, proposed the change at a meeting with the mayor in June. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said at the time: "I am aware that some customers may not relate to or feel comfortable...

Chicago Transit Authority is showing its support for the Windy City’s Pride Parade this weekend with four rainbow-colored ‘L’ trains, WGN reports. https://twitter.com/cta/status/878379775538212864 https://twitter.com/cta/status/878779880497967104 The ‘Ride With Pride’ cars will run on the Red Line “to show our commitment to equality and inclusion,” CTA officials said. https://twitter.com/cta/status/878228757139423232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegailygrind.com%2F2017%2F06%2F25%2Fride-pride-city-chicago-celebrates-pride-rainbow-subway-cars%2F Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel‏ shared a video of the rainbow cars on social media: https://twitter.com/ChicagosMayor/status/878264081412612097 Happy Pride!

Bias crimes in the Big Apple have spiked in 2017. A gay man was viciously attacked on a New York subway Thursday by a stranger because of his sexual orientation. The unnamed victim, 29, was on his way from Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn to Manhattan when he was accosted on the C Train. The assailant, who was not apprehended, punched and spit on the man as he shouted homophobic slurs. The NYPD says there has been an increase in bias crimes reported in...

It might be freezing out there at the moment, but that didn’t stop thousands of people across the world losing their trousers to travel on the subway this weekend. Yes, it was the 16th annual No Pants Subway Ride, which took place in over 60 cities across 25 countries. Plenty of guys let loose in their best underwear to have a more comfortable than usual commute across the city. Despite heavy snow in New York City, none them look particularly cold… https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBvb5Xjjdv/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPB6lUIgXi0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBrXCwDIol/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPB4S7KBYn0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBihc4llDM/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBT6xUj1XU/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBPTqdAA8H/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBPvyDAR8F/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBGKhoh6eO/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBBfRHDkbr/ And here’s...

That hunky couple making eyes at you from across the subway station are none other than Thor Stockman and Patrick Kellogg, and they’re not actually there–it’s a portrait, silly! Thor and Patrick are among those captured in life-size images of New Yorkers in the new 72 Street Station, a long-fabled subway stop that for many years was thought to be a myth. The images were created by Vik Muniz, and include lots of other folks… but it’s a big deal to have the...

Fit af underwear model/hot piece Max Emerson is traipsing about Tokyo at the moment. While en-route to meet up with one of his Hooked project supporters, Max took a moment to pose for a shirtless photo while riding the subway. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMUCPwOjKtz/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BMY9UBtDPJo/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BMbujPyD6wN/ Source

‘I am 50 years old, gay, married, living in New York City in 2016 and still this sight, of two men or women holding hands in public, it brings me up short every single time’. Sometimes it’s the smallest gestures that can have the biggest impact. GSN, along with many others, was touched by this Facebook posting last week by New York city resident Peter Spears. Spears, an independent film producer who lives in midtown Manhattan, was taking the New York subway...