Legal Question in Discrimination Law in New York

Re: Harassment of Gay Men

Few lawyers will care about your sexual orientation per se. The part that will interest a lawyer is that you are being subjected to harassment.

You can report the matter to the local police. The action is a violation of the Penal Law under the title 'harassment'.

The police have the resources to track an email to the source. If you are being contacted by these persons "without a legitimate purpose" then you are being harassed.

The real question is: can you get the cops to do all this work? That is tough. The stories about 'donuts' are true. I recommend that you make the complaint with the assistance of a gay organization in your area. Have the organization take you to the police station with an appointment.

The police are generally not anti-gay; they don't really care who is gay, they are just a bit more energetic after someone is physically harmed.

You also have a civil remedy. You can sue them for money damages. But i recommend that you pursue the police report first and see how that works out. if they take a plea or are convicted of ANYTHING, then your civil case will be unbeatable. But if you start with the civil, the police will not touch the case.