Well-Known San Antonio Drag Performer Murdered In Possible Anti-Gay Hate Crime

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At 6-feet, 8-inches tall, Torrance Cheeves had a heart to match his towering figure. Cheeves’ friends say he was “a gentle giant” and “a teddy bear.”

For years, Cheeves performed as “Miss Whoochie” at the Bonham Exchange, one of San Antonio’s most popular gay bars, raising money for charities such as the San Antonio AIDS Foundation.

On Wednesday, Cheeves was found stabbed to death in his home, and friends say they fear his murder may have been an anti-gay hate crime.

Cheeves, 51, was discovered face down on the floor with a stab wound to his neck after co-workers went to check on him when he didn’t show up for his day job. The back door to Cheeves’ home was open, some of his personal property was outside, and items inside the home were out of place.

Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2015/08/san-antonio-drag-murder/

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1. How horrible.

This has to stop. Far too many of these stories lately.