Mercado's murderer 'not fit' to stand trial: Is Matos faking it?
Jorge Steven Lopez-Mercado's murderer, Juan Martinez-Matos, who was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation earlier this month for the savage slaying of Lopez-Mercado who was openly gay, has been deemed 'not...
Hate Crimes Spike: Religion, Race, Sexuality are Main Targets
"Conservative religious leaders were some of the sharpest opponents of the federal legislation passed in October that expanded federal hate crimes law to include protections for homosexuals." Here are some interesting statistics about hate crime in the US. Now, I am undecided...
Hundreds attend NYC vigil for slain gay teens Mercado & Mattison
Hundreds attended a NYC vigil yesterday for slain gay teens Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason Mattison, Jr. According to Boy in Bushwick, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, City Council-member...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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Baltimore Gay Teen murdered by ex-con Dante Parrish
A fifteen year-old Baltimore gay teen was murdered by ex-con and 'family friend', Dante Parrish. Parrish, who was released early from prison under the Innocence Project, served only 10 years of an original 30-year...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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487 views | 36 recommendations | 6 comments
Mercado's killer identified, "homosexual panic" likely defense
A suspect arrested in the murder of gay Puerto Rico teen George Steven Lopez Mercado has been identified as 26-year-old Juan Antonio Martinez Matos, a father of four who is likely to use "homosexual panic" as a...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 5 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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546 views | 50 recommendations | 13 comments
Suspect arrested in murder of gay Puerto Rican teen
A suspect in the horrific murder of gay teen, nineteen year old George (Jorge) Steven Lopez Mercado, whose body was found November 14, decapitated, dismembered and burned in Caguas, Puerto Rico has been arrested....
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 5 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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530 views | 50 recommendations | 13 comments
Gay teen decapitated, dismembered and burned in Puerto Rico
Gay teen, nineteen year old George (Jorge) Steven Lopez Mercado, was found November 14th decapitated, dismembered and burned in Caguas, Puerto Rico. "On November 14 the body of a gay 19 year old was found a few...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 5 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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1441 views | 74 recommendations | 40 comments
Chris Skinner Killers , Please turn your self in !
Openly Gay Toronto Resident Christopher Skinner was Torontos 43rd murder for 2009 , 3 to 4 guys beat him up then ran him over with the Large Black SUV they were riding in ( Oct 18 ) he died a short time later in hospital
We need to reach out to the guys responsable for Chris...
Pelosi: Health Care Rhetoric Reminiscent of 1970s San Francisco
On Thursday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed concerns that the angry rhetoric over the President's Plan for Health Reform is reminiscent of the rhetoric over Gay Rights that occurred in San Francisco in the...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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525 views | 62 recommendations | 10 comments
'Agents of Change' Receive 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom
In a ceremony held today in the East Room of the White House, President and Mrs. Obama participated in a ceremony for the 2009 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Obama presented the 2009...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
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389 views | 22 recommendations | 0 comments
Femicide and Hell for Women in Guatemala
In Central America's Guatemala women are being 'punished' for their gender every day. Women are raped, tortured, mutilated and brutallly killed on a daily basis, as their perpetrators enjoy widespread impunity....
Israel's leaders stress tolerance after gay youth center attack
In the wake of a shooting at a Tel Aviv gay youth center, Israel's leaders stress tolerance after a masked gunman sprayed bullets into the basement meeting room at the center and local police pressed a manhunt for...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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276 views | 54 recommendations | 6 comments
