» Silence For Lawrence King
Murdered 15-year old Lawrence King's murder will be commemorated during this year's Day of Silence, which commemorates victims of anti-gay violence: …The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a leading gay-rights student organization, has decided to make King's murder one of the central themes of this year's annual Day of Silence on April 25." |
» Problematizing Lawrence King
The Lawrence King murder raises more questions this morning. Time's John Cloud wonders whether gay groups like the Task Force should be politicizing the 15-year old's shooting death. Do we highlight his homosexuality as the alleged motive behind last weeks bloodshed. Cloud says "no," and points to evidence that suggests gay kids aren't as endangered as some would believe. He concludes, We may never know the real motivations for King's murder. …But [Brandon McInerney's] victim's heartbreaking life and death should be occasions for mourning, not legislation." [Time] |
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The single 40-year old proposed legislation earlier this month that would prohibit "gay speak" in the state's elementary and middle school. Said Campfield: We're not going to teach about topics that I think should be taught at home in the first place. We're not going to teach about homosexuality, the homosexual lifestyle, the lesbian lifestyle, the transgendered lifestyle. We're going to leave that up to families to decide when it's age appropriate, when it isn't appropriate, and what they want to tell their children. Campfield's exclusion certainly doesn't break new ground - countless politicians and activists have called for similar bans in the past. Campfield's timing, however, couldn't be worse. |
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We knew it was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier to hear that 15-year old Lawrence King has been taken off the ventilator after being shot by a classmate last week. Sources speculate the alleged shooter may have shot King for being too effeminate. A hate crime charge has officially been filed against 14-year old Brandon McInerney. An estimated 1,000 people marched in Oxnard, California this weekend to pay their respects to King and raise public awareness of homophobic violence. Watch the AP death video after the jump. [Rainbow Alliance video via Joe.My.God] |
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» Collective Grievance
Because no one likes stewing alone, the Ventura County Rainbow Alliance has scheduled a Lawrence King vigil this evening. Those of you who want to cry, scream or just get a taste of the drama should meet at Art Barn (856 E. Thompson, Ventura) at 7pm. The mass will then move to the pier. King, of course, is the now brain dead 15-year old Califonianian shot by a classmate earlier this week. |
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» Gay Shooting Student Brain Dead, To Be Taken Off Ventilator
It's a rough day for a California family. Yesterday we reported that an eighth grader - who has now been identified as Lawrence King - was shot by a classmate. While it can't be said for sure, many peers and officials indicate that the shooter objected to King's fey ways and sexuality. King has since been declared brain dead - and, in fact, clinically dead - but will remain on life support while his family decides on how to donate his organs. The shooter faces murder charges, obviously, but things will be hammered out as the motive becomes more clear. Regardless, this shit's fucked up! [San Jose Mercury News] |
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