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Politics
NYers' Views On Transgender Athletes, Other Hot Button Issues Revealed In Fresh Polling NYers' Views On Transgender Athletes, Other Hot Button Issues Revealed In Fresh Polling
NYers' Views On Transgender Athletes, Other Hot Button Issues Revealed In Fresh Polling In an age where Democrats and Republicans can't seem to agree on anything, fresh polling shows New Yorkers on both sides of the aisle still have some common ground on a few hot button issues. Strong bipartisan majorities support safeguarding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and enhancing protections for the LGBTQ community, a Siena College poll released Monday, April 22, showed. Specifically, 80 percent of Democrats, 70 percent of Republicans, and 72 percent of independents favored safeguarding access to IVF for all Americans, the poll found. Related Report: 'Blatantly Illegal…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say
Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say A 14-year-old girl is facing a hate crime charge after investigators reported that she threatened to kill or injure students in the LGBTQ community at her Long Island high school. The teenager, who is a student at Eastern Suffolk BOCES - Sequoya High School in Holtsville, was arrested at about 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Investigators found that the teen, whose identity was not released, texted another 14-year-old student at about 6:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, and she threatened to kill or injure students in the LGBTQ community and every girl …

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by Nicole Valinote