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December 7, 2008

Joint Statement on Bushwick Hate Assault: Ana Maria Archila, Executive Director, Make the Road New York , & Manny Rodriguez, Make the Road New York/GLOBE

Contact: Contact: Irene Tung 718-755-6750


***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

Joint Statement
Ana Maria Archila, Executive Director, Make the Road New York
 
Manny Rodriguez, Make the Road New York/GLOBE (A group to support LGBT people of Bushwick, formerly Gays and Lesbians of Bushwick Empowered) and lifelong resident of Bushwick
 
We were shocked to learn about the assault of two men were assaulted at Kossuth Place and Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn. As Latinos who identify as gay and lesbian, we are especially troubled that anti-LGBT and anti-Latino slurs were used by one or more of the assailants.
 
This incident further confirms what we already know: that hateful violence against any group--Latino or gay, Black or immigrant, Asian or transgender--is inextricably related. There is an urgent need to build solidarity between these groups, increase public education about the issue and increase the visibility of Latinos and immigrants who identify as LGBT.
 
Make the Road New York represents over 4,000 members, primarily Latino immigrants. GLOBE, (a group to support LGBT people of Bushwick, formerly Gays and Lesbians of Bushwick Empowered) is a project of our organization which has been fighting homophobia for ten years in Bushwick.  On behalf of all of our members, we express our condolences to the victims and their families.
 
We look forward to working with other community groups, elected officials and other appropriate authorities to seek justice for the victims, support their families during this time of grief, and bring our community together to make sure that this kind of violence never happens again.


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