Hate Crime against 15-year-old Student
I always thought Oxnard was a nice, quiet town just south of Santa Barbara and north of L.A. I never dreamed there was such hate and predujudice in this part of California. Today changes my mind.
A gay student that is only 15-years-old was shot in a California middle school (junior high) and some say he is “clinically dead” but other reports say he could make a recovery. The boy was known for being femanine and wore women’s jewelry (these days some jewelry was unisex I would have thought) and makeup.
Teachers say he did not deserve this and who would. It is beyond me that a kid cannot goto school without being worried of being beaten up, bullied, or shot to death or until you are handicapped the rest of your life.
Thank you for sharing…we as a lesbian couple have a 7yr old son who enjoys wearing his older sister clothes and lil clips in his hair he wanted to wear it to school but we had to explain that somethings other people just arent ready for and people can be really mean so when hes older he can make that choice for himself but now as his moms we let him dress up for lack of a better term at home and school time is just time to learn. Its hard and wrong that we have to shelter our youth in such a way. Thanks for caring and may peace be with you. -the Lesbo Mommies (taken from myspace bulletion)
All too familiar. Violence among our youth. I recently read and studied the GLSEN school safety report. Pretty unsettling stuff in there. It’s all part of the reason we’re trying to start a community and counseling center in Little Rock.