Four convicted in Aviance hate beating

[Ian David]

Source: gay.com

Four people who were accused of brutally beating a nightclub singer and recording artist while yelling anti-gay slurs pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault charges.



The four began following Kevin Aviance around 1:30 a.m. on June 10, 2006 after he left a gay bar in the city's East Village neighborhood, calling him derogatory names, police said.

They threw two garbage bags and a paint can at the singer before attacking him and yelling anti-gay slurs, police said.

The defendants punched and kicked Aviance, 39, breaking his jaw and causing other injuries, police said. Passers-by yelled for the attack to stop, and when it was over a man walked Aviance to a hospital.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg denounced the attack as "a disgrace."

Read more: http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2007/03/22/2

[FuzzyDicePHL]

1. Fantastic!

Thanks for posting this. I will go home today and blast his most famous track, "C_nty," in honor of this good news!

[shirlden]

4. How about another track

Try "Freak It". My son wrote and produced that one for Kevin.

Just a proud Mom here.



:blush: :applause:

[FuzzyDicePHL]

6. WOW!

That's so cool!! I would gladly play it if I had it! But I only have the "Box Of Chocolates" CD -- which, I'm sad to say, I couldn't find yesterday. I think I made a loan of it to a friend but I can't remember who it was. :(

[xultar]

2. Good!!!!

[Ian David]

3. And not to bring you down, but here's some drivel n from the evil anti-gay bigots

Pro-Homosexual/Drag Queen ‘Hate Crimes’ Bill Introduced

March 22, 2007 – Far left Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has once again introduced his so-called “hate crimes” bill to provide special federal protection for homosexuality, cross-dressing, and transsexualism.

H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007, is a rehash of his 2005 bill, according to sources in Congress.

H.R. 1592 claims there is an epidemic of “hate” against homosexuals and cross-dressers that is so pervasive throughout our nation, that local law enforcement officials are overwhelmed in dealing with the problem.

In addition, Conyers’ and his congressional cohorts claim – without any evidence whatsoever – that homosexuals, cross-dressers, etc., are so persecuted in their home states that they are fleeing into neighboring states to avoid persecution.

The legislation asserts that violence against these groups forces “such members to move across state lines to escape the incidence or risk of such violence.” Liberals also claim things are so bad for homosexuals, cross-dressers, etc., that these individuals are prevented “from purchasing goods and services; obtaining or sustaining employment, or participating in other commercial activity.”

The bogus claim that interstate travel is involved in “hate,” is needed by Conyers to invoke federal involvement in local law enforcement through the Interstate Commerce Clause of the Constitution.

“Conyers has created a whole false scenario about hordes of homosexuals and cross-dressers fleeing across state lines in order to justify his dangerous hate crimes bill,” said TVC Executive Director Andrea Lafferty. “If there is such a mass migration of homosexuals, cross-dressers and drag queens across state lines, I wonder why the mainstream media hasn’t reported on this national tragedy? Of course, the truth is that there is no migration of fear-filled drag queens or homosexuals crossing state lines to avoid being beaten up.”

Contrary to what John Conyers claims, there is no epidemic of hate against individuals because of their sexual orientation. FBI hate crime statistics from 2005 (the latest available) report only 1,171 cases of sexual orientation bias against individuals. Of those, 301 were listed as “intimidation,” which is name-calling. Another 333 were listed as “simple assault,” which is pushing or shoving. Only 177 were listed as aggravated assault against a person because of his sexual orientation.

“In a nation of 300 million, the existence of 1,171 “hate crimes” against individuals hardly constitutes a national epidemic that is overwhelming local police departments or sheriff’s departments.

“The ultimate goal of Conyers’ bill is to silence all opposition to the homosexual/transgender political agenda. So-called ‘hate speech’ will be suppressed because it supposedly incites individuals to violence against homosexuals/ transgenders. Defined by homosexuals, hate speech is any verbal or printed materials that criticize the normalization of sodomy in our culture. The goal is to undermine the First Amendment and persecute Christians who oppose homosexuality” said Lafferty.

[xultar]

5. I really can't take it anymore. I don't understand why people think it is o.k.

to take rights away from other people.

Just doesn't make a fuckin lick of sense. I'm so fuckin pissed.