The Rochester Police Department is one of the few in New York State that has protocols for interacting with the transgender community, says City Council member Matt Haag. “This is pretty unusual,” he says. “I think it’s something we should be proud of in Rochester, that our police department initiated this kind of leadership.” The […]
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Rochester: great city for gay weddings
Rochester doesn’t make many Top 10 lists, but our city was recently ranked 8th among the best cities in the country to have a gay wedding. And we’re in good company. San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston take up the top three slots, according to a report by real estate firm, Movoto. The company first looked […]
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After marriage: the future of gay rights
For many in the LGBT community, the Supreme Court’s decisions on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 have been painfully slow in coming.
