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A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said Monday.
Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec. 13 after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The men, who ranged from their late teens to their 30s, made comments indicating they knew her sexual orientation, said Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan.
Gay rights advocates note that hate crimes based on sexual orientation have increased nationwide as of late. There were 1,415 such crimes in 2006 and 1,460 in 2007, both times making up about 16 percent of the total, according to the FBI.
Originally posted by Fett Pinkus
reply to post by sos37
so your saying that its the lesbians fault getting raped?
Originally posted by sos37
Don't you think that maybe incidents like this, especially in the Bay Area, are most likely being caused by the gay/lesbian community not accepting the majority opinion of California voters on Prop 8 and seeking alternatives to overturn Prop 8? So instead of accepting that the majority of Californians aren't ready to accept gay/lesbian marriages RIGHT NOW and waiting another few years (because as the older generation dies off, the newer generation is far more accepting of these unions) and voting on the matter again, their sour grapes attitude combined with their constant whining at losing to Prop 8 is what's causing the heightened tensions lately.
In addition, they seek to undo the workings of Democracy by having the will of the majority overturned. They want their way to be observed, even though a fair election took place and they lost.
Add to that, we're now seeing the so-called "peaceful" gay/lesbian community turning vicious, for example mobbing a group of Christians who gathered publicly to pray on the issue.
I think that's what is causing this sort of tension right now.
[edit on 23-12-2008 by sos37]
Originally posted by sos37
Add to that, we're now seeing the so-called "peaceful" gay/lesbian community turning vicious, for example mobbing a group of Christians who gathered publicly to pray on the issue.
[edit on 23-12-2008 by sos37]
By denying rights, ostracizing and stigmatizing gays we create a climate where this type of hate grows.
Originally posted by sos37
Don't you think that maybe incidents like this, especially in the Bay Area, are most likely being caused by the gay/lesbian community not accepting the majority opinion of California voters on Prop 8 and seeking alternatives to overturn Prop 8? So instead of accepting that the majority of Californians aren't ready to accept gay/lesbian marriages RIGHT NOW and waiting another few years (because as the older generation dies off, the newer generation is far more accepting of these unions) and voting on the matter again, their sour grapes attitude combined with their constant whining at losing to Prop 8 is what's causing the heightened tensions lately.
Originally posted by Fett Pinkus
reply to post by sos37
its probably down to the fact that the lesbian had a bumper sticker
Originally posted by Valhall
Originally posted by sos37
Don't you think that maybe incidents like this, especially in the Bay Area, are most likely being caused by the gay/lesbian community not accepting the majority opinion of California voters on Prop 8 and seeking alternatives to overturn Prop 8? So instead of accepting that the majority of Californians aren't ready to accept gay/lesbian marriages RIGHT NOW and waiting another few years (because as the older generation dies off, the newer generation is far more accepting of these unions) and voting on the matter again, their sour grapes attitude combined with their constant whining at losing to Prop 8 is what's causing the heightened tensions lately.
So you're saying that because the gay community is whining they have caused this gang rape and brutal beating?
Is that what you're saying?
Originally posted by LordBaskettIV
Where was her pepper spray, where was her gun? Cops can't protect a woman against rape weather shes gay or not. Until the minority wakes up and arms themselves, this will always happen.
Mark Nichols distinctly remembers being in his gym’s empty parking lot at night when a man who had followed him out after his workout started shouting anti-gay epithets at him.
“He told me he was sick of faggots being in the gym,” said Nichols, 48, of Atlanta.
What kept Nichols calm was the handgun he kept in his gym bag that he was legally entitled to carry with a permit.