Comments on: Gay bias killings highest since 1999

By: b.andl.garrow@gmail.com

b.andl.garrow@gmail.com — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:48:59 +0000

As I read this frightening article all I kept thinking was— Why is the Matthew Shepard bill taking so long to pass?
Who can possibly argue AGAINST a hate crimes bill when you see statistics like the ones mentioned in this article?
Lee Garrow

By: Ed Gould

Ed Gould — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:13:13 +0000

Part of this is certainly part of the blow back of the republican abuse of the system. People see that the president (Bush) and his cronies get away with essentially murder and violation of constitutional guarantees, they know they can get away with real murder and violate others peoples rights.

Since the current president does not wish to prosecute the former administration this also send a clear message saying “go ahead and kill” to the nut cases around the nation (and the world). I would expect to see some overt action from the radical muslim (the likes of Osama).

I only hope that they will restrain themselves as they know they can get away with anything.

By: warren

warren — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:18:53 +0000

there are inadequacies in this story. The guy killed in NY was not gay he was drunk and holding on to his relative. and the ass of a judge would not let this be considered a hate crime which appalled all of us in NYC.

I think more people are reporting these crimes because our community has pretty much thrown the closet doors open and are more vocal overall.

By: Travis of WA

Travis of WA — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:14:08 +0000

Obama does not care or give a flying fuck about us gays – he is more worried about getting bashed himself since he is black and getting beaten at the next Election.

By: L.J. Rhodes

L.J. Rhodes — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:51:56 +0000

http://www.pinkpistols.org

It really isn’t such a bad idea if you think about it.

By: DeAnimator

DeAnimator — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:30:46 +0000

Definitely think it’s a report thing oh yeah, and that other thing. Like having religious zealot bigots being in positions of power to say, “eh, gays are going to hell so…just kill ‘em. they’re not ‘real’ citizens’.

By: Barbarosa

Barbarosa — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:30:47 +0000

Can we blame this on the trickle-down effect of a President who doesn’t see us as equal citizens? (At least that was all I heard everytime there was an assault when Bush was pres.)

By: Wayne Madden

Wayne Madden — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:28:45 +0000

As long as certain organizations and groups are permitted to call LGBT people evil and tell us we do not deserve protection of our rights to safety and equality, there will be an increase of homophobic violence. There is no such thing as freedom of speech to lie about others or to call for harm to others.

Now is the time for courage. We will face more attacks against us as we move closer to equality. There are terrorists who will claim moral superiority as they try to force us back into the closet by violence since they cannot win the argument on reason.

We need to respond with a unanimous, “Read our lips, honey, we ain’t going back to the closet, cause there ain’t enough room for us there. We are here. Get used to it!”

Now, not everyone of us can be involved in public visible actions for our rights, but everyone of us can do something, even if it is to write a letter to those who are our legislators to tell them we expect them to defend and support our right to equality or to write to those in the religious right to hold them responsible for their words which THEY KNOW encourage attacks and violence against LGBT people.

Or, as our African American brothers and sisters said over 40 years ago, “Keep your eyes on the prize! Hold On! Remember the dream of the Stonewall Rebellion! Happy Gay Pride!