> I may very well have to file something on this soon. New York actually
> allows people to file civil suits for this:
>
>
http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/html/ch6.html#2
>
> Chapter 6. Discriminatory Harassment
>
> § 8-602 Civil Action to enjoin discriminatory harassment; equitable
> remedies.
> (a) Whenever a person interferes by threats, intimidation or coercion
> or attempts to interfere by threats, intimidation or coercion with the
> exercise or enjoyment by any person of rights secured by the constitution or
> laws of the United States, the constitution or laws of this state, or local
> law of the city and such interference or attempted interference is motivated
> in whole or in part by the victim's actual or perceived race, creed, color,
> national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, whether children are, may
> or would be residing with such victim, marital status, partnership status,
> disability, or alienage or citizenship status as defined in chapter one of ...
