Rhythm Turner, 25, singer and guitarist in local band, Rhythm and The Method believes she was the victim of a hate crime when Vincen Matthew Williams, 21, assaulted her, after she hugged her girlfriend, outside Canes Bar & Grill in Mission Beach on Thursday, May 14, 2009.
“I was assaulted because of my sexual orientation, because I choose to want to give my girlfriend a hug,” Turner said.
The men who assaulted her became angry when the men wanted them to kiss in front of them, the women refused...... from the Gay And Lesbian Times
“Because we are lesbians, are we automatically victims of any male who wants to see us perform sexually in front of him, and is it OK for that male to then attack us when he doesn’t get what he wants?”
1 year ago
Your anger is well-founded and fully justified. It is a sad truism that many persons in this society continue to regard gay men and women as second-class citizens - or worse. That is the salient point of my recently released biographical novel, Broken Saint. It is based on my forty-year friendship with a gay man, and chronicles his internal and external struggles as he battles for acceptance (of himself and by others). You can learn more about the book at www.eloquentbooks.com/BrokenSaint.html.
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Thank you for stopping by and letting us know about your book, Mark.
ReplyDeleteStories like your friendship are very much needing to be told.
I work at a book distributor, I will have to see if we have it in stock or we can order it, I would honestly love to read it.
All my best.