Murder Calls Attention to LGBT Violence and Hate Crimes
The recent shooting of Kendall Hampton, a 26-year old s*x worker in Cincinnati, has led to calls for awareness of violence against members of the LGBT community. The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) is calling for investigations to see if this was a hate crime.
NCAVP has been notified of nine murders of transgender or non-gender conforming people this year so far. According to a report by the organization, there were 30 documented murders of people in the LGBTQH community, which is the highest number ever documented by the group.
Hampton was found in a parking lot last week after being shot by a gunman who has not yet been arrested. According to the NCAVP, 87% of the reported hate-murder crimes of people in the LGBT community are people of color.
LGBT violence has received increased attention this year after President Barack Obama openly supported gay marriage. This has had an impact across the board, leading to calls for greater sensitivity to the gay community. Hate crimes are included in the call, and some are demanding stronger legislation.
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It’s funny how these media outlets ALWAYS show pictures of Black people in a degrading manner, but never or seldom show pictures of caucasoid pigs, who shoot down Black people.
Now pic of the guy, that shot and killed people at the Empire State building! A caucasoid criminal still gets respect, even when they murder INNOCENT people!
A Black man’s picture would’ve made headline news, if he did this kind of terrorism!!!
correction: NO pic…^
Does “s*x worker” mean prostitute? Or, someone who works in a health clinic, or something else?
s*x worker = a prostitute with dis-eases, who visits a ‘health clinic’ daily! In this case; a male ‘ho, who gets tooted in the booty.
Street life is a monster in the ‘queen’ city.
When you live hard; you die fast!
He was a gay prostitute that doesn’t give anyone the right to kill him. Some would justify the killing of people who don’t look like them.