uptowngirl
uptowngirl

Ugly New York

In recent days, there have been a spate of anti-gay crimes in the city (one at the Stonewall Inn itself -the cradle of the gay rights movement in NYC). I for one feel its pretty shocking for a liberal city like NYC to still have these incidents. Why should someone's sexual preference be offensive? Why not go take out your anger on pedophiles, domestic abusers, rapists and murders aren't they far more offensive then gays? Shame on you NYC!

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/shocking-gay-bash-crime-at-stonewall-inn-1.2336741

http://www.dnainfo.com/20101005/manhattan/stonewall-inn-victim-says-he-still-loves-new-york-after-alleged-gay-hate-crime

http://www.dnainfo.com/20101004/chelsea-hells-kitchen/man-charged-hate-crime-screamed-go-home-fts-this-is-our-neighborhood
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
This is just tragic, especially when combined with the teen suicides. I hope outreach projects will be ultimately successful in combating prejudice (see: the It Gets Better project). But this really surprises me - in NYC! I wouldn't have thought it...
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
Now NY Governor hopeful Carl Paladino spews some more anti-gay rhetoric- what a jerk

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69A40S20101011
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
Some more hate .. it makes me sick to the stomach. I have gay friends who live in NYC and now I am worried for them
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/nyregion/09bias.html?src=me&ref=nyregion&nl=nyregion&emc=ura6
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Yeah, Paladino is a creep, and isn't making anything any better in light of these awful crimes.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: With all the people moving in this city, perhaps there are many who are not so liberal and hate gay people. So they fight against them.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
It's not like everyone in New York City is equally intelligent, liberal and sane. If anything, we know we have our share of crazies in this city.

I do think that the violence toward gays should be condoned by the government, and we shouldn't have to hear such statements as the ones Paladino is spewing at a time like this.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I'm disgusted by Paladino, really! For such a liberal city, NYC is, at the state level (so really Albany, but still) represented by people whom I find horrific in terms of their views
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