Posts Tagged ‘gay bashing’
Jake Raynard Vigil – Thunder Bay
TweetShareThis story continues to have legs with over 5,200 people signing up on facebook. Jake Raynard was attacked last week in the city after an argument outside a local “gay” bar.
Facebook a social internet medium, has united people who have continued to offer support where it is needed, with Raynard.
Now here in Thunder Bay, people [...]
Bricks Ahoy Faggot!
TweetShareAs an ambassador i feel it is my duty to report not only the things that make my life enjoyable as a gay man, but also the circumstances that challenge me.
Sunday morning i got an email regarding an assault of a young gay man suffering from a flying brick to the face, here in [...]
Judy Shepard: The Meaning of Matthew
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Many people have seen the Laromie Project (play originally by the Denver Theatre Company OR the HBO movie written and directed by Kaufman) or at the very least heard about the terrible hate crime/murder of Matthew Shepard that took place 11 years ago (October 12, 1998 to be exact) in Laramie, Wyoming.
Now, his mother, [...]
Ottawa Gay Bashing 20 Year Anniversary Memorial
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This week, on August 21st, a unique ceremony will be held in Ottawa to mark the 20 year anniversary of a gay-bashing, which ultimately led to the death of Alain Brosseau.
Brosseau was attacked by four individuals on Aug. 21, 1989, when walking home from a late night shift at the Chateau Laurier Hotel. He was [...]
