Withers: Photos from NYC rally for Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison Jr.
These are photos from tonight’s New York City vigil for crime victims Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison Jr. I’ll write something about tonight’s event tomorrow morning.
Weekend vigils around US to honor slain gay teens
Vigils will be held on Sunday across the country to honor the lives of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado of Puerto Rico and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison Jr.
Both teens were brutally slain in separate instances last week.
These are the vigils we could find – please add others or additional information in the …
Questions about gay teen murder in Baltimore
Jason Mattison Jr., 15, an openly gay high schooler, was found dead last week in his aunt’s home; the suspect charged, Dante Parrish, 35, was a family friend. Mattison was raped, gagged with a pillowcase, stabbed repeatedly in the head and throat and shoved in a closet.
Says the Baltimore Sun:
Jason’s …
