One person was killed and six others injured following a shooting during a vigil in downtown Oakland late Tuesday afternoon, police said. In a statement Tuesday evening, police said all the victims, described as young men and women from the mid-teens to early 20s, were taken from the scene to area hospitals, where they were initially listed in stable condition.
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this was a vigil for 2 young boys who drowned over Memorial Day weekend. stop misreporting shit it says right there in the article.
Outside, there’s a world that politicizes every aspect of your identity. There are preachers, of multiple faiths, mostly self-identified Christians, condemning you to hell. Outside, they call you an abomination. Outside, there is a news media that acts as if there are two sides to a debate over trans people using public bathrooms. Outside, there is a presidential candidate who has built a platform on erecting a wall between the United States and Mexico — and not only do people believe that crap is possible, they believe it is necessary. Outside, Puerto Rico is still a colony, being allowed to drown in debt, to suffer, without the right to file for bankruptcy, to protect itself. Outside, there are more than 100 bills targeting you, your choices, your people, pending in various states.
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But for a moment, I want to talk about the sacredness of Latin Night at the Queer Club. Amid all the noise, I want to close my eyes and see you all there, dancing, inviolable, free.
this kind of hate and violence is why loads of people are in the closet. this is why being in the closet is completely fucking valid and never ever something to be mocked or criticized for and why coming out is one of the bravest things you can possibly do in your entire life so please for the love of everything stop telling people they have to come out or they’re lying, being open about yourself is brave and good and important but keeping yourself safe is all of those things too
“One of the victims in Orlando was Juan, an undocumented and queer individual whose family lives in Mexico under extreme poverty, they are asking for our help in getting Juan’s body back to them. Please support– borders should not impact our ability to properly mourn and bury our loved ones.”
But human rights groups warn that there are other serious concerns surrounding the games: police brutality and violations of human rights, particularly targeting low-income residents of Rio de Janeiro who live in favelas (towns which are home to around 24% the population).
On Thursday, Amnesty International called for Brazilian authorities to take steps to stem the violence being unleashed by police and armed forces particularly in Rio, where the Olympics will be held. The group said the targets of police brutality in Brazil are mostly low-income young Black men, one of the reasons they launched their campaign #JovemNegroVivo (#YoungBlackAlive) in 2014:
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“So far in 2016, more than 100 people have been killed in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The vast majority of the victims were young Black men living in favelas or other marginalized areas,” the Amnesty report says.
The human rights group says Brazil is on track to repeat its record of human rights violations in the months before a major international sporting event. In 2014, when Brazil hosted the World Cup, “homicides resulting from police operations rose a shocking 40%” in Rio alone, according to Amnesty. That uptick in police killings has continued: there were 580 recorded police-related deaths in 2014, and 645 in 2015.
protect lil girls who develop early
they’re still lil girls who deserve to enjoy their youth
protect these lil girls from men who say shit like “no way she 13” and put the blame on lil girls who can’t help how they look and are just tryna be cute and have fun
