Violence Against Gays On The Rise

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/04/042605violence.htm

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs released its annual report Tuesday on violence against lesbians, gay men, bisexual people and transgender individuals.

The report was compiled by NCAVP and fifteen of its members across the country.

NCAVP’s report is the most complete examination of such violence against LGBT people. Each year, the FBI publishes its own report on hate crimes, which includes anti-LGBT incidents, but it consistently contains information on far fewer cases than the NCAVP publication because it relies on law enforcement reports of such crimes rather than victim service organization data.

[Gildor Inglorion]

1. Gee, I wonder why...

can't figure that one out at all! Here we are, in the paradise of Compassionate Conservatism and true, devout Christians spreading love all over the place. I guess we're just provoking the poor dears beyond their breaking point. Well, thank goodness for Gov. Jeb Bush and his "meet threats with deadly force" law, or whatever it's called. Now I can shoot potential abusers and be hailed as a hero! Ain't life grand?
:sarcasm: :grr: :evilgrin:

[DanCa]

2. Fristians make me ill

What part of love thy neighbor don't the Fristians understand? How can anyone resort to physical violence against people they dont like? It's amazing that we ever made it out of the dark ages.

[arwalden]

3. It's Because Certain Religious Leaders Create An Atmosphere Of Bigotry...

... and hate. Their cruel, hateful and bigoted words set the stage and establish the prevalent negative attitudes towards homosexuals.

[xchrom]

4. oh now there's a surprise -- bush in the white house,

fist, dobson, the pope, doma, etc

and there's more violence against the glbtq community -- it's all that uniting and not dividing, all that compassionate conservatism -- fuckin hogwash!