New partnership makes reporting hate crime easier (UK)

Nigel Slater
http://www.eveshamobserver.co.uk

to read more, go to:  http://www.eveshamobserver.co.uk/2014/08/22/news-New-partnership-makes-reporting-hate-crime-easier--114594.html

ezs note:  Congratulations, West Mercia! (UK)

3 Colleges in Massachusetts Recognized as the Most LGBT-Friendly

Lauren Landry
http://bostinno.streetwise.co

to read more, go to:  http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/08/21/campus-prides-list-of-the-most-lgbt-friendly-colleges/

Is NY’s Plaza Hotel Going in the Way of Shariah Law?

JACOB MENDELSON
http://jewishvoiceny.com

to read more, go to:  http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8333:is-nys-plaza-hotel-going-in-the-way-of-shariah-law&catid=112:new-york&Itemid=295

Leading gay-rights group backs Cuomo

Joseph Spector
http://www.lohud.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/politics-on-the-hudson/2014/08/21/leading-gay-rights-group-backs-cuomos-re-election/14392517/