Queens Residents Speak Out Against Violence On Transgender Youth
July 10, 2008
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Some angry community members spoke out against violence in Astoria Thursday in response to an assault on a neighborhood priest and transgender youth earlier this week.
The Reverend Louis Braxton was attacked by four teenagers Monday night outside Carmen's Place, a homeless shelter for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.
Police say the boys were assaulting a transgender teen in front of the Steinway Street shelter when Braxton stepped in to help.