A statement from the mother of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado
Miriam Mercado gave this statement to the team organizing the weekend’s vigils:
“When my son told me he was gay, I told him, ‘Now, I love you more.’ I want to tell the world that hatred is not born with human beings, it is a seed that is planted by adults …
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 …
