Interview by Emmanuel Garcia
Within the last 10 years, hate crimes of people who identify as LGBT have made headlines around the world. In the U.S. the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year old student at the University of Wyoming; sent shock-waves and ignited outrage in the community. Since then the murders of Angie Zapata in 2008 and Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado in 2009 are a reminder of the homophobia-fueled hate that permeates our society. Everyday LGBT’s are subjected to harassment and have been the target of violence.
The stories of these incidents are often told by a news reporter standing in front of a police “do not cross” line, but rarely do we hear a first hand account.
In 2004 Adam Rash was attacked outside of a Chicago parking lot and lived to tell the story. Listen.
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