Man, I am sorry guys but it seems like all my posts have been all bad news. Well Don't worry i will end up with the Hottie of the Day and you did have my camping pics to make ya smile before reading all the sad stories.
This one comes from New York. Looks like Hate Crimes towards the LGBTQ community is up in 2008 according to The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs.
Since the February murder of 15 year-old Lawrence King and the brutal beating of Duanna Johnson, there have been at least 13 brutal and violent LGBT hate crimes throughout the country. The organization added that the reported crimes only may be a small number of the total, since many LGBT people are reluctant to go to police, and many of the attacks that are reported are not listed by authorities as hate crimes.
The NCAVP said that the growing hate crimes may indicate a frightening trend of increases in both the number and severity of anti-LGBT violence.
The NCAVP said that the growing hate crimes may indicate a frightening trend of increases in both the number and severity of anti-LGBT violence.
“This is extremely disturbing and saddening. We are witnessing what appears to be an increase in both the occurrence and severity of violence motivated by racism, homophobia, and transphobia,” said Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project. [SOURCE]
Its wierd to find out that many of the incidents occurred in late June and July, when LGBT visibility is high during gay pride celebrations.
To see the list of reported incidents CLICK HERE
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