NYC Memorial for Jorge Steven López Mercado – Sunday, November 22 at the...
Jorge Steven López Mercado, 19 Tagged: anti-LGBT hate crime murder, Blame the victim, Decapitation, Dismemberment, homophobia, immolation, memorial events, New York City, Puerto Rico, transphobia
View ArticleDemands for Justice in Slaying of Gay Teen in Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Associated Press reports this evening that in response to mounting pressure from local LGBT activists and the large and vocal Puerto Rican communities in New York and...
View ArticleMother of Slain Gay Puerto Rican Teen Speaks Out; Protests and Vigils Break...
Miriam Mercado and Pedro Serrano show Jorge's Signature Gesture (Nueva Dia photo) San Juan, Puerto Rico – The mother of brutally murdered gay teen, Jorge Steven López Mercado, has broken her silence...
View ArticleBowing to Pressure, Puerto Rican Authorities Ready to Investigate Gay Teen...
Family Mourns at López Mercado Funeral, Nueva Dia photo Boston – EDGE Boston reports Wednesday that the heinous murder of Puerto Rican gay teen, Jorge Steven López Mercado, will be investigated as...
View ArticlePuerto Rican Gay Teen’s Confessed Murderer Sent for Psychological Testing
Juan A. Martínez Matos in Custody The confessed killer of gay teen Jorge Steven López Mercado has been ordered by a judge to undergo psychological evaluation, according to EDGE Boston. Juan A....
View ArticleLópez Mercado Murder To Be Treated as Anti-LGBT Hate Crime Killing
San Juan, Puerto Rico – A federal prosecutor in San Juan has announced that her office is continually monitoring the investigation of the horrific torture-murder of Jorge Steven López Mercado, and...
View ArticleAnother Brutal Murder in Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico – Boy in Bushwick who runs a fine blog reports that an unidentified man was found horrifically stabbed and slashed to death in a Ponce motel on December 16. The 40-45-year-old man,...
View ArticleRicky Martin Speaks Out Against Anti-LGBT Hate Violence in Puerto Rico
Legendary Latino entertainment idol, Ricky Martin (né Enrique José Martín Morales) spoke out against anti-LGBT hate crimes in his native Puerto Rico on Sunday in an op-ed written for El Nuevo Dia....
View ArticleJudge Puts Off Murder Trial of Gay Puerto Rican Teen’s Confessed Killer
San Juan, Puerto Rico – In a controversial move, a Puerto Rican judge has postponed the murder trial of Juan José Martínez Matos (pictured at left) who confessed to the grisly decapitation,...
View ArticleDesecration of Gay Corpses in Senegal; Gay Men Hunted Like Animals
Madieye Diallo, picture held by his grieving father; AP photo by Ricci Shryock Thies, Senegal – Madieye Diallo was a young gay man. He died due to unconfirmed causes, and was buried in on 2 May 2009....
View ArticleGrief and Outrage Over Transgender Murder in Puerto Rico
Ashley Santiago's family learns of her murder; Israel González photo for Prima Hora Corozal, Puerto Rico – The Washington Post reports that scores of sobbing mourners wearing tee shirts emblazoned with...
View ArticlePuerto Rican Teen Killer Pleads Guilty, Gets 99 Years for Hate Murder
Jorge Steven López Mercado Caguas, Puerto Rico – In a stunning development, Juan José Martínez Matos, sole suspect in the “Silence of the Lambs style” butchery of gay teenager, Jorge Steven López...
View ArticleAnother Horrific Trans Murder in Puerto Rico: Anti-Trans Violence Epidemic...
Corpse of slain transwoman transported to coroner (Primera Hora photo/ David Villafañe) Caguas, Puerto Rico – In less than two months, police in Puerto Rico are investigating the savage murder of...
View ArticleMother Dies Before Justice Is Done for Her Slain Gay Son
(l to r) Hernandez, Winder - photo courtesy of Dallas Voice Dallas, Texas – The Dallas Voice reports that the mother of murdered gay man, Richard Hernandez, will never see justice done for her son....
View ArticleAlleged Murderer of Transgender Woman to Stand Trial in Puerto Rico
Emmanuel Ayala (PrimeraHora.com photo) Bayamón, Puerto Rico – A psychologist has informed the court in Bayamón that the alleged murderer of a popular transgender hair stylist is sane, and fit to stand...
View ArticleAnother Delay in Notorious Dallas Gay Dismemberment Trial
Seth Winder, charged with the dismemberment of gay Latino, Richard Hernandez Dallas, Texas – The first-degree murder trial of Seth Winder, charged with the grisly dismemberment of openly gay Dallasite,...
View ArticleGay Murder/Dismemberment Trial Gets Underway Today in North Texas
Richard Hernandez, victim, and Seth Winder, the accused (l to r; Dallas Voice image) Dallas, Texas – After three years of delays and postponements, the trial of the accused murderer of openly gay...
View ArticleAlleged Butcher of Richard Hernandez Wins Mistrial for Meds Excuse
Seth Winder Denton, Texas – For the second time in a history of delays and postponements, Richard Hernandez’s alleged murderer was ruled “incompetent to stand trial” on November 18 by a Denton County...
View ArticleGay Hate Crimes in Puerto Rico? Not Any More?
Police view the corpse of murdered gay Puerto Rican, Ezequiel Crespo Hernández, in April 2011 (EDGE photo). San Juan, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s lawmakers are poised to remove LGBT people from hate...
View ArticleRicky Martin Criticizes Move to Drop Gay Protections from Puerto Rico Law
Ricky Martin speaks out against change in Puerto Rican penal code (AP photo). Ricky Martin, Latino Superstar, blasted politicians in his home commonwealth of Puerto Rico for seeking to remove gay...
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