Lawrence King's February murder continues to garner press. And, as we saw in The Advocate last month, some wonder whether King's queer candor and flirtation invited gun man Brandon McInerney's ire.

Consider Mississippi State University student Lazarus Austin's recent op-ed:

By imposing his homosexuality on McInerney, he may have set McInerney off. McInerney may not have had an innate hatred of gay people. In fact, he may have tolerated homosexuality, while simultaneously thinking it was immoral, sinful or simply "uncool," like many people do. King, however, may have gone too far by imposing his sexuality on others. Although King by no means deserved his fate, he may have unfortunately invited it.

So gross.

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