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august 19.2005 » jUSt OUtjg L i ihVi connections between organized hate groups and the recent church burning in Virginia,” said Clarence Patton, who heads the coalition and is acting executive director of the New York City Gay »Si Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. “At the very least, there are a number of questions that we in the nation’s LGBT community have, including ‘Are the local law enforcement agen cies working on these cases in communication with each other; have there been other instances of arson targeting gay, gay-friendly and gay-associated sites that haven’t yet been identi fied as such; and finally, what should the role of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency be in addressing what is so obviously a crisis for a community already under cultural, political and physical siege?’ ” According to the coalition, anti-gay hate incidents reported to its members across the country have risen dramatically in the past two years—8 percent in 2003 and another 4 percent in 2004—and show no signs of decreasing. Roger Mosser InJ une, the Massachusetts Family Institute and a coalition of other groups opposed to gay marriage said they were launching the effort to amend the state constitution and pledged to seek the defeat of the earlier version. After the new initiative is approved by the attorney general’s office, proponents must gath er about 66,000 signatures. Then the measure must be approved by two Constitutional Con ventions in a row, before it would be put to vot ers in 2008. Same-sex marriages have been taking place in Massachusetts since May 17, 2004. Real Estate Broker cuctt “ Rupei ¿ay next? leave a legacy , nota RENT RECEIPT! LAURELHURST COLORADO A nti -G ay V iolence R esults in DENTISTRY D eath Lifetime Montrose, Colo., resident Kevin Eugene Hale, 36, was killed the morning of July 30 in a city park as he was leaving a pub. Two of the suspects in the case, Jason Fiske and Adam Hernandez, are in custody and being held on charges of first-degree murder. P sychiatric B oard B acks Family and friends of Hale believe the mur S ame -S ex M arriage der was hate-motivated. “Kevin was very open The American Psychiatric Association’s ly gay,” said Larry DeVinny, Hale’s uncle. “Kevin board of trustees voted July 31 to approve a posi- has endured a great deal of anti-gay harassment tion statement that supports during his life here civil marriage for same-sex in Montrose.” couples. DeVinny added The A PA Assembly voted that Hale had at its annual meeting May 22 expressed fearing in Atlanta to approve a state for his safety - dur ment that reads: “In the ing the past year. interests of maintaining and DeVinny recalled promoting mental health, Hale expressing the A PA supports the legal concern about one recognition of same-sex civil of the suspects in marriage with all rights, ben particular, Fiske. efits and responsibilities con “In many cases ferred by civil marriage and of bias-motivated opposes restrictions to those violence, the per same rights, benefits and petrators are responsibilities.” known to the vic tim—a co-worker, C herokee C ourt a fellow student, A pproves L esbian a neighbor. And M arriage often the perpetra A tribal court has dis tor has been missed a lawsuit that held up harassing and a lesbian couple’s effort to intimidating the have their marriage recog victim for a signifi nized by the Cherokee cant period of C. Dixon Osburn, executive director of Nation. time, long before Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, In a njling filed Aug. 3, they do something informs members of the military that being the tribe’s Judicial Appeals out to anyone at anytime can end their career. severe enough to Tribunal said a lawsuit that make headlines," blocked the filing of a tribal- said Avy Skolnik issued marriage certificate issued to Dawn of the Colorado Anti-Violence Program. McKinley and Kathy Reynolds had no standing. Friend Jeannie Phillips noted, “Y^e are con The plaintiff could not show that he suffered cerned that this incident will not be investigat any harm by the couple’s attempt to be recog ed as a hate crime.” nized as a married couple. Assistant District Attorney Mark Adams told The Montrose Daily Press that he may, ,in fact, not prosecute the incident as a hate crime. MASSACHUSETTS “It’s a consideration, but the D.A. is not formal- N ew P lan to S top G ay M arriages ly filing it as a hate crime,” he said. The Massachusetts Family Institute, oppo Veronica Garcia of the Colorado Anti nents of gay marriage, submitted a citizens peti Violence Program said: “CAVP and Western tion Aug. 2, one day before the deadline. If the Equality are strongly encouraging the prosecu ballot measure passes, it would amend the state tors in the case to speak with the family and to constitution to ban gay marriages. The Boston examine anti-gay sentiment as a motive in this Globe reported that this move casts doubt on the case. Under Colorado’s Victim Rights Act, the future of another ballot initiative pending in the surviving family members in a murder case have a right speak with the district attorney’s office Legislature. The initiative would define marriage as and make their concerns known." between a man and a woman. The Supreme Skolnik added: “Perpetrators of anti-gay vio Judicial Court legalized same-sex marriage in lence frequently try to justify assault and murder by claiming that the victim made sexual 2003. After the ruling, lawmakers reached a com advances. Perpetrators assume that police or the promise ban that would allow Vermont-style courts will absolve them of all charges and see civil unions. That version was passed in one assault and, in this case, murder as justified. It’s joint session of the Legislature, called the Con the oldest trick in the book. -jn stitutional Convention. It must be approved a Compiled by SARAH DOUGHER second time. 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