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Title: Sharp increase in anti-LGBT violence in Minnesota
Post by: Natasha on May 27, 2008, 01:45:02 AM
Post by: Natasha on May 27, 2008, 01:45:02 AM
Sharp increase in anti-LGBT violence in Minnesota
Link (http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/05/22/report-sharp-increase-anti-lgbt-violence-minnesota.html)
5/26/2008
"In early 2007, a man walked into a Loring Park gay bar asking for change for the bus. As he waited for his change, a patron at the bar struck up a conversation with the man. The man looking for bus fare soon realized he was in a gay bar and quickly left. A few minutes later he walked back in, approached the patron and began to beat him while shouting anti-gay slurs. It was a frightening scene. I was standing five feet away."
Link (http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/05/22/report-sharp-increase-anti-lgbt-violence-minnesota.html)
5/26/2008
"In early 2007, a man walked into a Loring Park gay bar asking for change for the bus. As he waited for his change, a patron at the bar struck up a conversation with the man. The man looking for bus fare soon realized he was in a gay bar and quickly left. A few minutes later he walked back in, approached the patron and began to beat him while shouting anti-gay slurs. It was a frightening scene. I was standing five feet away."
Title: Re: Sharp increase in anti-LGBT violence in Minnesota
Post by: Lisbeth on May 27, 2008, 05:20:09 AM
Post by: Lisbeth on May 27, 2008, 05:20:09 AM
This report is consistent with my experience. Corresponding to a conservative trend in the midwest, Minnesota has gone from being a relatively safe place to more like the rest of the United States.
To read the entire report click ANTI-LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE IN 2007: A Report of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (http://www.ncavp.org/common/document_files/Reports/2007HVReportFINAL.pdf).
To read the entire report click ANTI-LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE IN 2007: A Report of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (http://www.ncavp.org/common/document_files/Reports/2007HVReportFINAL.pdf).