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With make CALIFORNIA up. His tombstone will say O o l i c e have arrested ‘Gwen.’ ” four young men in connection with the MASSACHUSETTS murder of a 17-year-old he Boston City Council trans student. passed a bill Oct. 23 ban Gwen Araujo had ning discrimination based on been missing since gender identity or expression Oct. .3, reportedly after in employment, housing and getting attacked during a public accommodations. party at the home of two The margin of victory was of the suspects when it lopsided. Nine council members was revealed that she was favored the bill, one opposed it, trans. The Associated another councilor abstained, Press reports that she was and one was not in the room at found Oct. 16 in a shal the time of the vote. low grave near a camp “Boston has affirmed its ground in Placerville, commitment to ending all 150 miles northeast of forms of discrimination,” said Newark. Authorities Cole Thaler of the Massachu have yet to determine setts Transgender Political the motive for the mur Coalition. “We’ve helped der hut are seriously con Boston become safe for all sidering the possibility of Gwen Araujo holds her niece varieties of gender identity this being a hate crime. in this family photo and expression.” Ironically, the news A total of 55 other local jurisdictions pro comes just weeks before Newark Memorial High hibit bias on the basis of gender identity or School will present The Laramie Project, a criti expression. Nine of those ordinances passed this cally acclaimed play examining how hate crimes affect a community. It is based on the 1998 mur year: Salem; Ticom a, Wash.; Philadelphia, Allentown and Erie County, Pa.; Buffalo and der of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student New York, N.Y.; Decatur, 111.; and Dallas. in Wyoming. Two states— Minnesota and Rhode Island— “Acts of violence are all too common against have statutory prohibitions on gender identity gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth— discrimination in employment. Another four— even in the liberal Bay Area,” said Tina D’Elia, Community United Against Violence hate vio Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York— prohibit gender identity discrimina lence director. “Gwen Araujo was a brave trans- tion in employment through judicial rulings or gender youth, simply trying to be herself. There administrative orders. is so much education we must do, or we’ll con tinue to see attacks like this occurring.” VIRGINIA News coverage of the incident also has emonstrators will picket Focus on the Fam sparked reactions regarding the terminology ily’s traveling road show promoting “ex-gay” describing Araujo. Many of the ongoing issues ministries Nov. 2 at Immanuel Bible Church in regarding pronouns, as well as language that Springfield. T ie last time seminar leader John Paulk was in Washington, D.C., he was pho tographed in I* tOMSOttf CHAKGC1 T * fl* AÎÎC«f Mr. P’s, a gay bar. *4VBC C MAN&CS Protesters also et tvt* will demonstrate sr<u. RSHc So against ads placed i S É M * T 0 U A v f Mi in subway sta tions by Parents if T**T CMOKI :* and Friends of Ex- *T kfAJT CHAHCA «AOUT I Gays. A group call ing itself the John Paulk Wel P fO X : PAftfNTS AND O f <?AYS CHOOSING C h ANSS coming Commit m» M X « « . » » . t « » at * n w « t «»* < * .VMKtm* tm nt& àti tee said the min istries are “moral ostensibly “blames the victim,” have been used ly, spiritually and scientifically bankrupt.... The anti-gay conference defames gay people, misrep by a number of media outlets. “Even though these, kinds of crimes continue resents gay life and promotes cruel, untrue stereotypes.” to occur and gain attention from the media, the terminology is still often inaccurate," said Cathy NEW HAMPSHIRE Renna, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against he New Hampshire Stonewall Democrats Defamation news media director. “A person’s sex made history last month by playing host to ual orientation and gender identity are distinct, and we will continue to monitor the coverage to Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, a U.S. Senate candidate. She met with gay and lesbian Granite Staters ensure that accurate terminology is used." for a discussion on civil rights and the fall elec Michael Magidson, 22; Jose Merel, 22; and tion during a campaign event Oct. 12 at the Jaron Nabors, 19, have been arrested and home of gay former state Sen. 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