Gay bashings on the increase

[kweerwolf]

From The New York Blade:

It was an early Friday night. A full moon hung above the neon streetlights as people headed home or got an early start on their weekend fun.

Meanwhile, on the corner of Nostrand and Fulton Avenues, where the A and C lines stop, a small, somber crowd gathered. One person was handing out flyers and someone else small candles.

Around a telephone kiosk were unlit candles. A few passersby paused for a moment to look at the group of about 80 people. Perhaps appropriately, it was Good Friday, the day that marks the painful death of Jesus Christ. Although they were there to mourn someone who had also died a gruesome death, the gathering was meant to remember his life as well his death.

The vigil was held at the same spot where police found the dismembered limbs of Rashawn Brazell in a garbage bag a month ago. Brazell, as reported by the New York Times on Feb. 19, told his family he was going to get his taxes prepared on Monday, Feb. 14. He did not pick up his taxes and his mother was concerned when he did not call because he always made sure he called home everyday.

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AVP (Anti-Violence Project) will issue a report at the end of April that looks at the bias crimes numbers from 2004. Its most recent study reported, “AVP ended the year with an almost unprecedented 26 percent increase of anti-LGBT violence, from 513 in 2002, to 648 in 2003.”

http://www.nyblade.com/2005/4-1/news/localnews/bashing.cfm

[HEyHEY]

1. Can we get more than that?

[kweerwolf]

2. Oops ... I forgot the link

I've added it on edit.

The complete article is here:
http://www.nyblade.com/2005/4-1/news/localnews/bashing.cfm

[Doctor_J]

3. I'm surprised no GOP Congresscrud have advocated this

certainly if they can condone violence against judges openly, why not gays?

You can expect more and more hate crimes as long as the people running the country get THEIR power by fanning the flames of hated.

[applegrove]

4. When you teach hate... you get hate... n/t

[The Doctor.]

5. Which is precisely what they want.

If you can keep the populus polarized, you can keep them from having meaningful dialogue.

So long as they stay hateful and at each-other's throats, you can feel free to do what ever you want because dissent will be met with outrage.

Hide behind the wall of your hateful minions and they will defend anything you do no matter how indefensible.

And the best part... during the whole process your hateful minions will be protesting the 'irrational hatred' of their adversaries.

It's beautiful - just listen to Rush and Coulter and you'll see how it works.

[applegrove]

6. Yes - but the vast majority of the people will not get a payoff from the

hate and they will turn on Bush - for being such a sociopath's patsy.

[The Doctor.]

7. Let us pray they realize this in time... nt