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ain't gonna rain on our parade
Published Wednesday, July 05, 2006 by midnight lounge | E-mail this post
A slew of recent anti-gay crimes can't dampen Rochester's upcoming gay pride week.
Hitting all too close to home for many gays in the area: two gay women were thrown to the ground, kicked in the head and bitten after leaving a Park Avenue bar on June 17th. That neighorhood is perhaps, the most gay friendly in the upstate New York city. Police have charged 36 year old Yalida Ortiz with third-degree assault. A second arrest is forthcoming, according to the Rochester police. The victims were treated and released.
Just a few blocks from Park Avenue, the Rochester's First Unitarian Church hung a banner from its rooftop supporting marriage equality coincidentally on June 17th; the very same day as the beating. And up barely a month, the banner has been vandalized, cut in half. The July 2nd vandalization is being handled as a hate crime.
This spat of hate comes just as downtown Rochester prepares for its busiest weekends of the summer.
And for the gay community in Rochester: show your pride now more than ever. Be sure to attend the Pride Parade and Cultural Festival on Saturday, July 8th and the annual Pride Picnic on Sunday, July 9th.
Hitting all too close to home for many gays in the area: two gay women were thrown to the ground, kicked in the head and bitten after leaving a Park Avenue bar on June 17th. That neighorhood is perhaps, the most gay friendly in the upstate New York city. Police have charged 36 year old Yalida Ortiz with third-degree assault. A second arrest is forthcoming, according to the Rochester police. The victims were treated and released.
Just a few blocks from Park Avenue, the Rochester's First Unitarian Church hung a banner from its rooftop supporting marriage equality coincidentally on June 17th; the very same day as the beating. And up barely a month, the banner has been vandalized, cut in half. The July 2nd vandalization is being handled as a hate crime.This spat of hate comes just as downtown Rochester prepares for its busiest weekends of the summer.
And for the gay community in Rochester: show your pride now more than ever. Be sure to attend the Pride Parade and Cultural Festival on Saturday, July 8th and the annual Pride Picnic on Sunday, July 9th.
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