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Anti-gay hate crime in Austin Christmas night
Hey y'all - I hope I am not double posting this but I thought it was info worth having. This happened at 4th and Lavaca.
Men claim attack after hug AUSTIN – Two men say they were attacked after leaving a gay night club in downtown* Austin and their attackers were yelling anti-gay slurs. Bobby Beltran and Christopher Ortega say they were attacked on the morning of Dec. 26 after they left Rain night club. As they were embracing, they heard a string of anti-gay slurs from a car full of men stopped at 4th Street and Lavaca. “I just turned and I said, ‘That stuff's not welcome here in Austin. We don't accept that.’ and that really set them off,” Beltran said. “One guy came out of the car, started attacking him, then they put the car in park, jumped out and surrounded us.” According to the pair, the slurs continued during the attack. “It wasn't like a mob attack, like they were all just beating us, it was more like a choreographed dance. There was a guy on the right, a guy on the left,” Ortega said. An official at the Austin Police Department confirms that a report was filed by Beltran and that the department is investigating. They say it is too early to say whether any arrests have been made. "I always, whenever I travel, talk very highly of Austin and say it's so safe here, and it's safe and cozy and everybody gets along, and I am extremely shocked,” Ortega said. Despite Austin’s reputation for acceptance, the case of Beltran and Ortega is not isolated. Among medium sized cities, Austin leads the state in the number of hate crime motivated by sexual orientation, according to the FBI. During 2009, the FBI reported four such crimes in Austin, two in El Paso, and none in Fort Worth. What the report can not explain is whether that means those cities are safer, or whether Austinites are just more willing to report crimes against them. Beltran and Ortega believe police could have done more in the course of their investigation. However, they admit they were not able to provide a license plate or detailed descriptions of their attackers.
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12-29-2010, 10:11 AM
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This is a report from a similar incident which happened earlier this year - the one that inspired the march against hate this year.
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Pictures from the party this evening are posted.....these are the SAFE pictures! I don't know WHAT Y'all took after I left!
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just wanted to stop by and wish y'all a Happy New Year
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Thank you for the welcome. I didnt get in the area I really preferred, but I was glad to get something in the same field as before. and this company doesnt have a nomex policy! 
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I'm sorry to have missed ringing in the new year with the Austin crew! Thanks for posting pictures, Diva.
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Thank you, Pup and Oiler, for opening your home to a bunch of weirdos that enjoy your company immensely. Your hospitality and generosity are second to none and our new year could not have begun in a better way.
Now, if only I could get "Fly Like an Eagle" out of my head.... 
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Glad the two of you were able to make the New Years party and we had all kinds of fun today with the two of you! We are grateful to have such good friends and were happy to see everyone last night, and to see our overnight guests this morning! Of course, we wish everyone the best in this new year and look forward to spending more time with you two and the rest of the Austinites this year! Glynn |
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For everyone who wasn't at the party this weekend, I have some very exciting news. Well, I'm excited about it and I hope you will be, too!
I'm moving again. Here's the real news: I am moving to Austin next month!!!!!!!!!! I got a really great offer at a new rehab facility in South Austin that I just can't refuse. Plus, I didn't really wanna refuse since I'll be closer to all you loverlies! I'll be staying at a friends house for the first month or so until I can get settled and find a place. On another note, someone special will be joining me a month or so after I get there. She'll need some lovin from you guys since she's never really been around the butch-femme community. I am so excited!!! I was wondering if I could ask for some help? I have reserved the Penske (hopefully no fires this time) for January 29th. I'll need help on the San Antonio and Austin ends of the trek loading/unloading/organizing/etc. Also, does anyone have a reccomendation for a storage unit? I need to store my large furniture for about a month to a month and a half. I am really needing help since this is so last minute and unconventional. I am nervous as hell but am SURE I am making the right choice. Okay, enough shop talk! I LOVE Y'ALL!! Watch out Austin!!!!!! |
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With his permission, I announce...
For those who don't know, my beloved, Organic, is in the process of making some big life changes and, as part of those changes, prefers to be called Ebon from this point forth. It's pronounced with a soft E, so it's like Ebony, without the y.
Yes, I'm his Ivory.
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