More Hate and violence

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Because I revel in being depressing. But it is vital when the new hate comes along to show and expose it – especially since so many of the usual suspects will constantly try to down play the harm they do. They play the victim – because we’re offended by their hate, while it’s our bodies that are beaten and abused. They scream about their rights being violated – while they push us into the closet and fight every right we’ve ever had. This is about exposing the cost of their hatred – this is about denying their lies, this is about showing the pain they cause.

In Turkey 2 trans women are the victims of brutal murders, following a recent history of numerous brutal trans murders – sadly the government of Turkey is hardly leaping to protect them from persecution.

In Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed that the murder of Sean Fitzpatrick was a homophobic hate crime. Andrius Dunauskas and Raminas Balseris have been found guilty of his murder. While the conviction won’t reverse this horrendously brutal murder, at least there will be some justice

A Saudia Arabian man has been arrested for homosexuality on the strength of… a Youtube video.  He has been found guilty and sentenced to… 1,000 lashes, a year in gaol and a hefty fine Dear gods, this is beyond barbarism.

In Malawi, authorities are launching an all out witch-hunt for “gay personalities” especially taregtting professionals. This is where being closeted is not enough – they’re HUNTING gays.

In Brooklyn 5 men beat up a 22 year old man leaving a gay & Lesbian event – screaming anti-gay slurs. It’s depressing how unsafe we are – and notice how it’s always 2-3-5-13 brave brave straight folks pouncing on us?

In California 3 men admit to shooting a gay man with a BB gun in San Francisco they confessed they’d gone to San Francisco to target gays – even in places we think we’re safe, we can still be targetted

In Ljubljana, Slovenia 3 men attacked a gay rights activist Mitja Blazic have been found guilty and sentenced – to 18 months in prison

In Jamaica (WARNING: I’m less than impressed with this source’s deciding to transcribe witness comments by phonetically writing the Jamaican accent) police have to hide 4 gay men from an angry mob.

In Seattle 2 men have been charged with an alleged homophobic attack – they beat their victim screaming homophobic slurs. 2 on one again – and the victim lives in fear in his own faith.

In Cornwall an attack on three men is being treated as a hate crime, since one of the victims is trans and he believes the attack was motivated by transphobia

This is the hatred we face and in response we have….

In a staggering act of hate, the Oklahoma senate has passed a bill (introduced by Oklahoma Senator Steve Russel who has compared homosexuality and necrophilia in the past)  that would prevent the new federal hate crimes law from being enforced in the state. This law will result in evidence being destroyed so it cannot be passed on to federal authorities trying to enforce the Matthew Shepherd Act that prosecutes hate crimes against GBLT people.

In Virginia, following the removal of anti-discrimination protections for GBLT state employees and forcing universities to remove their anti-discrimination protections – a bill to try and make such protections laws has failed. Hatred remains protected and promoted and the state is taking big steps backwards. I worry for all those who came out feeling they were protected, or had some protection and now have it stripped from them

In Iowa, State representative Chris Hagenow looked at the evils of domestic abuse and decided – gays shouldn’t be protected or helped to escape it. He has introduced and amendment to exclude GBL people from consideration in the domestic violence provisions. Honestly, how petty and hateful can these people get? You’d think this would be an issue all people could agree on.

There is no shortage of anti-gay violence and hatred out there – but people seem to wilfully ignore it – and fight tooth and nail against the protection that are so sorely needed. We have a right to be safe, we have a right to feel safe – and the people and law makers who fight this most certainly have blood on their hands.