EDGE New York City

New York City’s LGBT community came together in an intense show of force on May 20 to protest the rash of anti-gay hate crimes in the city, most recently the fatal shooting of gay man Mark Carson.

An LGBT Catholic group was threatened with arrest during a silent protest against NYC’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan who said gay worshipers must "wash your hands of sin" if they want to be welcomed by the Church.

Members from the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN threw water at a Belgian archbishop to fight homophobia in the Catholic Church. The incident unsurprisingly drew ire from the religious right.

The fight for gay rights in New York has led to watershed success seemingly everywhere except the city’s biggest parade on St. Patrick’s Day. A much smaller "inclusive" parade celebrates LGBT Irish-Americans excluded from the Fifth Avenue event.

In response to Cardinal George’s vocal opposition to same-sex marriage, the Gay Liberation Network and Rainbow Sash Movement organized a Feb. 10 protest outside of Holy Name Cathedral.

Gay rights activists and other supporters of marriage equality planned a national "Kiss In" at Chick-fil-A restaurants Friday to protest the fast-food chain owners’ opposition to same-sex unions.

Two men have been arrested after they were denied a marriage license by the Dallas County clerk and launched a protest.

More than 1,000 people gathered in North Carolina in order to protest Pastor Charles L. Worley -- a Baptist minister who made national headlines last week after his anti-gay sermon was caught on tape and went viral.

Gay activists tried to stage two demonstrations in Moscow to demand the right to hold a gay pride parade in the Russian capital, but they were blocked first by Orthodox Christian opponents and then by police, who detained a total of about 40 people.

Russian police on Saturday detained 14 gay rights activists trying to hold an unsanctioned demonstration in St. Petersburg, as well as one person suspected of attacking the protesters.