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[bubosquared]

This was just forwarded to me by Linz:

Lesbian teen slashed with razor blades in Denver

A 17-year-old girl in Denver is recovering from an attack Tuesday by four men who used razor blades to carve gay slurs into her arms and abdomen, Denver's KMGH Channel 7 reports. The word dyke was cut into April Mora's forearm, and the initials R.I.P. were cut into her abdomen. Mora said the four men, all of whom she described as being about 18 years old, started to harass her as she was walking down the street on Tuesday. "I was looking at [their car], and they said, 'Look at that dyke.' And I guess I looked at them in the wrong way," Mora said. "[They were] calling me a dyke and [saying], 'Why were you looking at me like this?' and I was lucky that they didn't rape me." Mora said she believes she was attacked because of her sexual orientation. "I don't look like a girl," she said. Police have no suspects in the attack. Colorado is one of 20 states that do not include sexual orientation as a protected category in their hate-crimes statutes.

Remind me why I insist on thinking the best of humanity?

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[antheia.livejournal.com]

to reiterate and expand:

'cos for every one of those stupid, violent bastards who do evil and disgusting things like that, there are five of us who are outraged and pissed and who love people regardless...

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

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[antheia.livejournal.com]

I try...