Has anything changed in Puerto Rico since Jorge Steven López Mercado's murder?
by Michael K. Lavers
National News Editor
Friday Apr 16, 2010
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=104606As Puerto Rican prosecutors prepare for the start of jury selection in the trial of the man who they contend killed Jorge Steven López Mercado last November, activists maintain the outcry over the gay teenager's brutal murder has already produced tangible changes on the island.
"Jorge Steven's murder was an eye-opener for a lot of folks on the island and many people who either didn't think or want to believe that homophobia is pretty much alive and affecting so many people in Puerto Rico," said Pedro Julio Serrano of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. "I have never seen such a wide array of support and tangible solidarity in Puerto Rico."
