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From the Washington Post‘s Hate Motive Probed in Stabbing of 2 Transgender People:
Two transgender people who were stabbed Wednesday, one fatally, in Northwest Washington might have been victims of a hate crime, D.C. police said, although investigators have not yet determined what led to the violence.The victims, one of whom suffered lacerations that were not considered life-threatening, were found bleeding in the 200 block of Q Street shortly after 2:30 p.m. The incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime based on “a shred of information” that detectives obtained from the survivor, according to acting Lt. Brett Parsons, the department’s top liaison to the city’s gay community.
The surviving victim told a detective that the attacker might have used an anti-gay epithet during the incident, Parsons said. But it would be “extremely premature” for authorities to definitively classify the crime as having been motivated by the victims’ gender identity, he added…
From the local Fox affiliate in Washington D.C.:
A candlelight vigil for this is in the works; I was forwarded this email by my friend Allyson Robinson:
I am sure most of you have heard of the double stabbing that happened on last night here in NW DC near the offices of T.H.E. One young lady only 21 years old, a client of T.H.E‘s and HIPS Joshua Mack known to us a “Na Na Boo” was killed. In response to this attack T.H.E. is in the process of organizing a candlelight vigil to be held tomorrow [August 28, 2009] night at 6:30pm at the site of the incident 209 Q ST NW. We are asking that all community members come out to show their support and condemn this recent violence and urge the community to come forward with any leads. The police are offering a $25,000 reward in this case. Please spread the word. Thank youBrian P. Watson,
Director of Programs,
Transgender Health Empowerment, Inc
1414 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20002(202) 636-1646 ext 104 Phone
(202) 636-1649 Fax
(202) 904-9969 Cell
If I lived nearer to D.C., I know I would be at this vigil.
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Prayers for the friends and family http://twistedphysics.typepad….
How many deaths, and how many candle light vigils?excuse my anger, but next time I want a MOTHF*UCKING blow torch vigil.
The sad truth about DCHey folks, just to add to this tragic story. In DC, 61% of hate crimes victims are the LGBT community. This is 4 times the national average of 15%. As you can imagine this is extremely down played, by the politicals as well as the press.
We now have a special unit assigned to the community, you can read more about them here:
http://www.gllu.org/
Hate to say it , Petey, but so do Iand the next time that Pastor Anderson preaches hate against us perhaps the names of our dead ought to be painted on the street in fromt of the church with an arrow towards the church and the words “murdered by”
The carpetbagger bishop is an effective preacherSort of an endless Kristallnacht for LGBT’s, particularly our trans brothers and sisters, isn’t it?
I want to see stencils made of our dead’s names, and those stencilled in streets in front of churches that preach the hatred that kills us. I want an arrow towards the church and the words “murdered by” over the arrow
Yes, the delightful BishopThe one that no one knows where he lives…..
Yes, he’s been bagging on the gays for years. He has quite an extensive record err rap sheet on People For the American Way http://www.pfaw.org/
This hateful person has been stirring the hate towards the community for quite some time. We’ve thought of demonstrating in front of his church but the thought of the violence thrust upon us makes us come to our senses. Dodging bullets isn’t fun either.