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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote to reauthorize an LGBT-inclusive version of the Violence Against Women Act, which provides help and resources for victims of domestic violence. Read the full article here »

The recent high profile arrest of former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders football player Kwame Harris has brought this story of intimate partner violence for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people squarely into the public eye. On January 28, 2013 Harris was officially charged with committing domestic violence just a week before the 49ers were set to play in the Super Bowl.

AVP is investigating a possible intimate partner violence or dating or pick up homicide that occurred in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. According to multiple news sources, Charles Romo, age 48, was found dead by his housekeeper on Monday morning, January 28. He had been beaten and bound and was wearing only underwear when the body was discovered. Today's New York Post Police Blotter states that the police are looking into the possibility that one of the suspects was an intimate partner of the victim.

The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) has learned of two brutal murders of gay men in New York City that occurred over a three-day span of time. Charles Romo, age 48, was found dead by his housekeeper on Monday morning, January 28 in his Hamilton Heights apartment in Manhattan. He had been beaten and bound and was wearing only underwear when the body was discovered. Today's New York Post Police Blotter states that the police are looking into the possibility that one of the suspects was a lover of the victim.

AVP is investigating a possible anti-gay homicide that occurred in Jackson Heights, Queens this past weekend, however no formal motive has yet been determined. David Rangel, age 53, was found dead in his apartment on Saturday, January 26. According to an article in New York Daily News, medical examiners determined that Rangel had been choked to death. The article states that the police are investigating Rangel's death as a homicide and that it is believed that he may have met his assailant online.