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Days after Donald Trump announced that gay people deserve no civil rights at all, some activists are calling for a boycott of his businesses. In New York, home to one of the largest gay and lesbian communities in the U.S., Trump’s comments may end up biting him in the ass-ets. “He’s an extreme bigot,” says Allen Roskoff, who was the …

The Empire State Pride Agenda has named Ross Levi as its new executive director. Levi has been with ESPA for ten years and since 2006 had been its director of public policy and education. Levi replaces Alan Van Capelle, who departed in February to be chief of staff for NYC Comptroller John Liu. Some have pointed to the failure of …

Well known NYC gay activists Allen Roskoff and Corey Johnson say they were harassed outside a West Village gay bar by a man later identified as an undercover NYPD detective. Chi Chiz, a Christopher Street bar favored by black gay men, has been the subject of a recent raid over allegations of drug dealing inside the club. Club owners are …

Anti-gay closet case NY Sen. Carl Kruger says local activist Allen Roskoff is a “bottom feeder” for saying that he’s gay. Which he’s not. Totally. No, really, he’s not. At all. Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Kruger became the No. 1 target of gay activists when he voted against same-sex marriage last month. Now, his enemies are circulating photos taken of …