What is happening in New York City? 

No really. What the hell is happening?

A gunman murdered a 32-year-old gay man early Saturday morning after screaming anti-gay slurs at him in Greenwich Village. 

Details from the terrifying story after the jump.

The leader of an "ex gay" boot camp in South Africa is facing trial after revelations of torture, starvation and death of gay teens in his care have taken the continent by storm. 

The Echo Wild Game Rangers Course was advertised to parents as a place to turn boys into men, with the subtext and promotional materials promising to turn effeminate gay teens into straight masculine guys. But what some parents got back after sending their teens to 'course' general Alex De Koker were not strapping macho-fied men, but frail, near-death sons with stories of unimaginable torture. 

Accounts are being provided for what allegedly transpired in the murder of gay Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian. 

The family that McMillian's accused killer, Lawrence Reed, reached out to after the murder has given the press their version of events. 

More after the jump.

Updated Tuesday at 5:01 p.m. PST

Murdered gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian's murder may have been the result of "gay panic." That's at least according to The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. 

See what they have to say after the jump.

A video message of hope recorded by Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will not be available on the It Gets Better's South African website when it launches this week. 

Yikes. This is most certainly not in the spirit of Valentine's Day.

According to police, a 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged with strangling his male lover in a Queens, New York motel.

More after the jump.

While the manhunt for ex-LAPD officer-turned murderer Chris Dorner continues, Anderson Cooper revealed that he was the recipient of a note from the wanted man.

The Silver Fox (who needs to beef up security, STAT) gives us the rundown after the jump!

Judy Shepard, LGBT activist and mom to slain gay hero, Matthew Shepard will be joining Katie Couric on Tuesday's episode of Katie.

According to the show, she'll be discussing Matthew's murder and how she helped change the views of a homophobic lead investigator assigned to the case. She'll also explain how she is carrying on Matthew's legacy today.

More after the jump!

Is an American anti-gay group linked to Uganda's "Kill The Gays" bill also knee deep in the coverup of a murder?

The Missouri-based International House of Prayer (yes, their acronym is IHOP--let's just get that out of the way) is attempting to mask their ties with cult-leader Tyler Deaton.

Deaton is under suspicion of ordering his wife Bethany's murder after it appeared that she may reveal the cult's religious rituals (some of which are homosexual in nature) to her therapist. 

More after the jump.

With new reports showing a 20 percent increase in the murders of people from the transgender community, the Transgender Day Of Remembrance might be more necessary than ever before. 

It's the time of year when we start to take stock of the past 12 months, and the news isn't always good. Take for instance the TransRespect Versus Transphobia Project, which released its 2012 statistics on Wednesday to display an unfortunate rise in transphobic murders. 

Updated Wednesday, 3:05 p.m. PST

A second teen has been charged in the murder of gay teenager, Terrance "Jawan" Wright. 

Details after the jump.