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Four Killed In One Month. Speak Out Against Hate.

Started by Shana A, March 06, 2008, 12:30:43 PM

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Shana A

March 06, 2008, 12:30:43 PM
Four Killed In One Month. Speak Out Against Hate.

Adolphus Simmons, 18, South Carolina, Jan. 21,2008
Sanesha Stewart, 25, New York, Feb. 10, 2008
Lawrence King, 15, California, Feb. 12, 2008
Simmie Williams Jr., 17, Florida, Feb. 22, 2008

http://www.ru12.org/2008/03/four-killed-in.html

CandleinthedarkAll of these victims were young, all were trans women or gender variant in some way, and all were people of color. These murders send a message of hate and fear to the larger community. Mainstream society leaves LGBTQQ and allied people few spaces to fully respond to that message- to mourn these deaths, to be angry, to experience solidarity.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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