American Apparel: ‘Legalize Gay’ T-Shirts Provoked Vandalism, Threats
SILVER SPRING, Md. – An American Apparel store’s decision to prominently display a pro-gay T-shirt has resulted in vanadalism and death threats, a spokesperson for the chain told ABC 7 News. Vandals smashed the windows at the Silver Spring American Apparel store, apparently upset over a display of T-shirts that read: “Legalize Gay” “Repeal Prop 8 Now!”. The message refers to California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state.
The broken store windows in Silver Spring were discovered Monday morning.
On Tuesday, the Georgetown American Apparel received a threatening phone call related to the T-shirts See American Apparel: ‘Legalize Gay‘ T-Shirts Provoked Vandalism, Threats
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Cops arrest 4 in gay youth center vandalism
In announcing the arrests of four people on charges of vandalism at a Bay Shore gay and lesbian youth center, police said yesterday it was an act of revenge and not a hate crime.
“We were calling it a hate crime investigation because of public perception,” said Det. Sgt. Robert Reecks, commanding officer of the Suffolk police hate crimes unit, which pursued the case because of the center’s mission. See Cops arrest 4 in gay youth center vandalism
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Cops arrest 4 in gay youth center vandalism
In announcing the arrests of four people on charges of vandalism at a Bay Shore gay and lesbian youth center, police said yesterday it was an act of revenge and not a hate crime.
“We were calling it a hate crime investigation because of public perception,” said Det. Sgt. Robert Reecks, commanding officer of the Suffolk police hate crimes unit, which pursued the case because of the center’s mission. See Cops arrest 4 in gay youth center vandalism
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NY Gov. Paterson condemns vandalism at Bay Shore gay center
Gov. David A. Paterson has condemned the vandalism at a Bay Shore gay and lesbian center and said the state human rights commissioner would hold a public forum at the center this week.
In a statement Tuesday, Paterson called the vandalism “despicable.” State human rights commissioner Galen Kirkland will hold the forum at the center tomorrow at 3 p.m.
It’s his second visit to Suffolk in three months. He held community discussions after Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero was stabbed to death in Patch- ogue in November. Investigators say he was targeted by teens hunting for Hispanics to harass.
Donors have replaced the smashed windows and slashed tires on the van used by theLong Island Gay and Lesbian Youth Center in Bay Shore, which was attacked by vandals on Monday. See Paterson condemns vandalism at Bay Shore gay center
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Vandalism at Long Island LGBT center probed as hate crime
(Bay Shore, New York) Thousands of dollars in damage to the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth Center in Bay Shore was a message to the LGBT community that hate remains a “terrible reality,” the facility’s director said Tuesday.
The front door of the Center was smashed, all the windows of …
