NEW YORK -- Angered by a gay bashing at the famed Stonewall Inn, gay rights activists gathered in front of the West Village bar on Tuesday night in a show of solidarity.

Members of the city's Anti-Violence Project passed out tip sheets on how to avoid becoming the victim of hate crimes and implored people to call the group's hotline - at (212) 714-1141 - if attacked.

"We want to say we're not going to be intimidated," said Joyce Choi Won Li, an organizer with the group. "We're going to keep being who we are and we're going to demand and keep working for respect, safety and equality."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville's police chief met with the director of the Fairness Campaign after two burglaries led to concerns of hate crimes.

Two Louisville homes within blocks of each other, both occupied by gay couples, were vandalized with ketchup, bleach and toilet cleaner over the past few weeks.

The incidents have attracted more than local interest -- since the first incident almost two weeks ago, WLKY's coverage has gotten more than 6,000 hits online from all over the world.

WHITEWATER, Wisc. – Whitewater police are investigating a hate crime.

They say a woman was punched in the face because the attackers thought she was gay.

With the attackers still on the loose many on campus are outraged, most of all those fearing they may now be targets.

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This week, two transgender women were found dead alongside Highway 512 in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. Both had been shot in the head.

A local political leader in Aguada, Puerto Rico, was beaten to death. The two male suspects who confessed to this crime alleged that they killed him because he solicited them for “sexual favors.”

At least 10 LGBT people have been murdered in the past year in Puerto Rico, and human rights activists from around the world are taking notice.

In New York, where there is a large population of Puerto Rican natives, people are beginning to take action.