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STUDENTS FOR KANSAS EQUALITY This presentation contains images that some may find disturbing.

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But if the church you are going to now does not have the moral courage to condemn interracial marriages from the pulpit, they likewise will not be able to stand against homosexuals as they come marching through the doors. -Western Division of the Ku Klux Klan

June 24, 1973 An arsonist burned theUpstairs LoungeinNew Orleans, a gay bar, killing 32 people

June 28, 1969 Stonewall Riots

New Yorks gay community had grown weary of the police department targeting gay clubs. Just after 3 a.m. on June 28, 1969, a police raid of the Stonewall Inn turned violent as patrons and sympathizers begin rioting in protest.

November 27, 1978 Openly gay San Francisco city supervisorHarvey Milk, along withMayorGeorge Moscone, was assassinated by political rivalDan Whiteat San Francisco City Hall.

Outrage over the assassinations and the short sentence given to White (seven years) prompted theWhite Night riots.

1984 Charlie Howardwas drowned by three men inBangor, Mainefor being "flamboyantly gay"

October 27, 1992 U.S. Navy Petty OfficerAllen Schindlerwas murdered by a shipmate who stomped him to death in a public restroom in Japan. Schindler had complained repeatedly about anti-gay harassment aboard ship.

On October 12, 1998, Matthew Shepardwas astudent at theUniversity of Wyomingwho was tied to a fence, beaten, tortured, and left to die nearLaramie, Wyoming. He died on October 12, from severe head injuries.His murderers used agay panic defense, arguing that they were driven totemporary insanitybyalleged sexual advancesby Matt.

2012 - In Asheville NC, a couple was attacked and beaten while walking down the street because they were gay.According to the couple, a passenger jumped from a passing car and attacked them.

Thirty six year-old Tamara Dominguez, a trans-woman was killed in Kansas City. Witnesses saw her exit a black SUV driven by a man, who then drove into Tamara and ran over her body multiple times before fleeing the scene.

We must not forget that gay is strictly a sexual preference. Its not a separate sex. But until we get the public to accept that, your desire to live in your Christian ethic, I think, is practically doomed, and Im sorry to say that.

Kansas RepresentativeDick Jones2016

We are Students for Kansas Equality, a group of social work students from Wichita State University advocating for equal rights for the LGBT community.

Please see our Facebook page for more information

https://www.facebook.com/Students-for-Kansas-Equality-921315021315888/

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