http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/02/26/last_weekend_s_gay_bashing Comments On: Last Weekend’s Gay Bashing by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by scd]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:03:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by TheloniousPunk]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:02:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Jonathan]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:35:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by K]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:56:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Accidental Curmudgeon]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:24:29 -0800 The Stranger
"Gay meccas (or, as I'd prefer "ghettos") are disappearing across the country -- the Castro and Chelsea are both full of baby carriages pushed by heterosexual couples."

Indeed. Imagine what Seattle would do if gays bashed, threatened, or verbally insulted the straight people walking their babies all the time? So many people who have never heard the word "no" (we don't like you your baby is only cute to you, etc.) in their life would have their entitlement up in a bunch more than ever!

"One thing that makes Seattle different from NYC or S.F. (I've never been to Chicago) is that the streets are EMPTY after 12AM most nights -- I stumbled home from the Bus Stop after closing last Thursday and I didn't see a soul the whole way home. It's a lot easier to attack someone when there's no witnesses and I think this is part of the problem here."

The streets have been empty lately because of gentrification (anywhere cool is now a condo), happy/successful gays moving out to the burbs or out of state, and the economy. The people who live on Cap. Hill are struggling. I know, I am one of them. Working and attending college full time leaves very little time to hang out with friends, especially in a bar, and no time to volunteer to help the community. I used to be very active in the community and volunteered for about 7 years of my life. Now I need to think about my own basic needs: housing and food. Yes, it IS a problem.
Posted by brokewhitetransstudent]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:54:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Accidental Curmudgeon]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:48:27 -0800 The Stranger Gay bashing happens less in Chicago because gay men are butchier there. Some of the boys in Boystown are not to be fucked with.

Seattle, on the other hand, is full of nellies.
Posted by seandr]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:19:58 -0800 The Stranger
I always wondered why there wasn't more trouble when I lived there, because just a few blocks away from Halsted is Wrigley Field, and there are an awful lot of drunk suburban dudes and frat boys going to bars on Clark there....
Posted by Julie in Eugene]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:51:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Dallas Swank]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:50:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Rob Green]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:01:27 -0800 The Stranger
This indecent clearly indicates that Seattle U is vastly safer than it's fellow neighborhood 13 blocks to the east.
Posted by CD Homeowner]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:56:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Begs The Question]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:34:10 -0800 The Stranger The guy had to be involved in something else to get beaten like that and now he's seeking to make something else out of it to advance his special rights agenda.

Care to show us the "gay agenda" that so many people talk about? Please post it or STFU and crawl back under the stone you came from. If gays deserve no protection, then neither do you.
Posted by Slogger]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:12:24 -0800 The Stranger
One thing that makes Seattle different from NYC or S.F. (I've never been to Chicago) is that the streets are EMPTY after 12AM most nights -- I stumbled home from the Bus Stop after closing last Thursday and I didn't see a soul the whole way home. It's a lot easier to attack someone when there's no witnesses and I think this is part of the problem here.
Posted by Jigae]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:01:34 -0800 The Stranger
When crime rates increased recently in the University District, Mayor Not-worth-a-Nickels vowed to step up police patrols, etc...

Last year's rise in gay-related hate crimes brought nothing more than a grass-roots effort which printed posters that were displayed in shop windows, urging queers to walk in groups; you know - 'safety in numbers' and all that...

I've been here now 15 years, and only in the past 2-3 have I seen things getting really bad on Capitol Hill.

I would think nothing of walking around before/after/during a show, in full drag to any bar - gay or straight.

Never harassed, never an unkind word.

(Anyone remember seeing a 7'2" drag queen in full outer-space gear w/a ginormous helmet at Linda's?)

Gay Pride is not just something that appears in June - we have to live it all year long. It starts with taking pride in our neighborhoods, in each other, and of course, ourselves.

If you or anyone you know experiences ANYTHING that you consider threatening - CALL THE POLICE - 911. Don't wait to get hit. Even threatening speach should be reported.

The police staff their shifts (and allocate their budgets) based on the number of incidents reported and responded to - make yourself heard.

There is also a Commission For Sexual Minorities (that's us, boys and girls) in Seattle; let them know what's going on!

And for goodness' sake - be safe! Be alert! Be Alive!


Posted by GLAMAZONIA]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:59:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by M]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:41:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by michael strangeways]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:57:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sasha]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:44:11 -0800 The Stranger so he's telling his story now, but now - five days later -isn't soon enough for you. you say he's gutless because he's not reacting the way you would. would you just stand back take a breath and recognize that's posture as fairly shitty. you have small clue of the depth of his pain or anger. many victims of crime never come forward publically because the lack of sympathy and sentiments like yours just adds salt to the wounds.
i also know jerry personally. he's a very kind, noble and giving person. the way he's dealing with this, even publicly, is in line with the thoughtful and fair minded person he is. take him at his word that he's very hurt and angry. support him, don't blame him.
Posted by reverend dr dj riz]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:43:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Julie in Eugene]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:41:27 -0800 The Stranger
If there was a Q Patrol and they stumbled upon the beating and laid into those jerks, dollars to donuts there'd be an outcry about violent gangs of gays taking the law into their own hands.
Posted by eric]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:38:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by cranky]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:02:22 -0800 The Stranger
*sigh*

I use to do a safe walk program (while in uni), have volunteered at Planned Parenthood, and generaly love to help those who need a safe walk/ride home. I'm blessed/cursed with a big physique so most people don't mess with me. The only annoyance I suffer, is people assuming that I don't have a bleeding heart because I have muscles.

Here's hoping those two morons get what's coming to them.
Posted by BigDude BiggerHeart]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:01:37 -0800 The Stranger
When is Seattle gonna wake up and smash these apes into the dirt?!


Posted by truth teller]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:24:29 -0800 The Stranger