Only Versatile Tops and Full Tops Need Apply (Because apparently it makes for better sex)
Alrighty, so I was on BGC and I clicked on the profile of a DL Chill Spot recruiter. For those of you who don’t know what DL Chill Spot is, it’s a spot for DL guys to chill. Got it?
The message:
(But not really)
Transgender female Shot and Killed…Another Hate Crime
Another young Black transgender female was victim to a hate crime last Friday. But unlike the support for marriage equality, you won’t find people protesting about this nationwide, or organizing for better hate crime legislation. It really is a pity. Just as the death of Duanna Johnson was ignored, so will this one. It’ll appear in a few blogs, maybe in The Advocate (highly doubt it) , and then it will be forgotten.
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SYRACUSE, NY – Dwight R. DeLee shot and killed Moses “Teish” Cannon with a .22-caliber rifle Friday night because he didn’t like that Cannon was openly gay, Syracuse police said.
Cannon, 22, and his brother, Mark Cannon, 18, both of 404 Arthur St., were shot as they sat in a car parked in front of 411 Seymour St., where they had been invited to a party. The bullet grazed the left arm of Mark Cannon, who was in the driver’s seat, and hit Moses Cannon in the chest, police said.
Police have charged DeLee, 20, of 420 Gifford St., with second-degree murder. DeLee went into the home at 411 Seymour St. to get the rifle after guests at the party started “making profane and vulgar comments in regards to the sexual preference of our two victims,” police Chief Gary Miguel said.
“There was no previous argument between these individuals, there was no previous fight, there was no bad blood,” Miguel said. “Our suspect took a rifle and shot and killed this person, also wounding his brother, for the sole reason he didn’t care for the sexual preference of our victim. Isn’t that sad? Isn’t that a sad situation that that’s the sole reason why?
“I talk to you about this atmosphere of violence and that certain individuals believe that violence is the answer no matter what, and here’s just another example,” Miguel said.
Cannon’s family said his death should be treated as a hate crime. Miguel said it’s up to the District Attorney’s office to decide if it’s a hate crime.
Police started searching for DeLee after interviewing witnesses. He was located at 2 a.m. Sunday at a residence in Liverpool, police said.
Miguel said there’s no indication the Cannons were lured to the party so they could be assaulted. “The person who called (to invite them to the party) is a friend,” Miguel said.
Link: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/syracuse_man_was_killed_for_be.html
Link 2: http://brooklynboyblues.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-murder-of-duanna-johnson.html
What’s wrong with this picture?
Seriously, The Advocate couldn’t find any Black gay couples at all?
The Bloggers’ Book Club/Get your Ass OUT and VOTE!
The Bloggers’ Book Club
I want to stand up and applaud Darius. I don’t know how many blogs this guy runs, but he seems to be the most popular person out in the blogosphere right now. He enthuses me in some ironic way. His latest endeavor is an amazing collaborative between him and many other bloggers. It’s a book club that brings together the blogosphere through reading. I think it’s an amazing concept!
Check it out here: The Bloggers’ Book Club
Get Your Ass Out & Vote
The most frequently asked question I’ve gotten these past couple of weeks is who am I voting for. I finally chose – after some rather rigorous research – my candidate. I mailed out my absentee ballot a few days ago and have my fingers crossed for my candidate. But I won’t be telling you who I voted for! Not currently, anyways.
Seriously -
Read up on your candidate. CHOOSE WISELY. Don’t feed off of sound bites, headlines, polls, and what your friends tell you. Vote because you’re IN THE KNOW.
Hope you’re having a great weekend!
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