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Withers: Was Mercado a sex worker? Does it matter?

James Withers — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:11:16 +0000

For about three beats I thought about writing something about the whole Adam Lambert mess; however, my eyes quickly glazed over and decided it best to leave the shocked sensibilities of the(...)

Withers: Vigil for crime victims

James Withers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:09 +0000

Bino Alves was doing the most boring thing in the world. Laundry. It was part of his Saturday routine for three years and there was never trouble walking from the laundromat to his Brooklyn(...)

Withers: Photos from NYC rally for Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison Jr.

James Withers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:27:22 +0000

These are photos from tonight’s New York City vigil for crime victims Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison Jr. I’ll write something about tonight’s event tomorrow(...)

Weekend vigils around US to honor slain gay teens

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:13 +0000

Vigils will be held on Sunday across the country to honor the lives of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado of Puerto Rico and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison Jr.

Both teens were brutally slain in separate(...)

Questions about gay teen murder in Baltimore

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:58:07 +0000

Jason Mattison Jr., 15, an openly gay high schooler, was found dead last week in his aunt’s home; the suspect charged, Dante Parrish, 35, was a family friend. Mattison was raped, gagged with a(...)