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4,000 Gather On Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge In Solidarity With Hate-Crime Victims |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
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| Tags: oregon, portland, hawthorne bridge, anti-gay, hate-crimes, solidarity, basic rights oregon |
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More than 4,000 people of all ages and identities gathered in the rain Sunday night and symbolically held hands with one another in response to two men being attacked for holding each others' hands last week. Details about this amazing display after the jump.
JustOut blog reports that, "demonstrators packed into the space beneath the west side of the bridge at about 7:30 p.m., spilling over onto the ramp and stairs to hear from the attack’s survivors, Brad Forkner and Christopher Rosevear. Afterward, the crowd filed down both sides of the bridge with hands held. Despite being tightly packed together, some attendees could not fit on the bridge."
The demonstration was organized by Basic Rights Oregon, Q Center, Cascade AIDS Project and Pride Northwest. And Basic Rights Oregon Executive Director Jeana Frazzini, said of the event:
"Holding hands is an act of love. It’s an expression of affection and it’s a symbol of faith in another human being. And tonight in this crowd we’re surrounding Brad and Christopher — and everyone who’s been the victims of violence and oppression and hateful words because of who they love or who they are — with the love that is Portland, with love that is Oregon and with the love that we can spread across this city, this state, this nation and the world.”
Well said, Jeana! Portlanders do LGBT rights proud! Do you think that if this happened in your city or hometown that a crowd this size would gather on a rainy night?
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