LGBT youth and allies will gather at the Community Church of Boston March 12 to mourn the death of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old gay middle-school student from Oxnard, California, who was gunned down in his classroom last month. Police believe the murder was an anti-gay hate crime.
The two organizations planning the vigil, the Boston Alliance of GLBT Youth (BAGLY) and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) of Boston, are encouraging youth to attend and to use the event to talk about their reactions to the murder."
We’re hoping to invite young folks to speak about their own experiences, particularly the members of BAGLY and Boston GLASS and Boston Youth Organizing Project," said Jessica Flaherty, BAGLY’s program director. Boston GLASS (Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services) is a community center for LGBT youth, and the Boston Youth Organizing Project is a youth-led organization committed to creating positive social change in the city.
The vigil for Lawrence King will be held March 12 from 7-8 p.m. at the Community Church of
Boston, 565 Boylston Street. For more information contact BAGLY at 617.227.4313.
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I wish I could go to this. I'm going to be very careful about seeing what kind of coverage this gets on the local news - if it gets any coverage at all. I'll report back.
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