• Lemminary@lemmy.world
    2551·
    1 year ago

    For anyone who doesn’t know what happened that night, Jonathan and his husband were visiting their former house that had been burned down when they saw that their pet dog’s skull had been placed on a fence for them to see. The couple began wailing out of desperation and terror, and that’s when the neighbor showed up with a gun, yelling homophobic slurs. John’s husband was to be shot when he pulled him away and took the bullet for him instead.

    Not only were they terrorized, but also ambushed and killed in cold blood. John died doing the ultimate sacrifice. John is a hero.

    • kautau@lemmy.world
      138·
      1 year ago

      Don’t forget that they had received homophobic threats about burning their house down. I have zero doubt in my mind the murderer was just upset they didn’t die in the fire.

      • Raltoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        143·
        1 year ago

        It was years of threats, mostly from the same guy that shot him. Cops ignored the reports, and then instantly declared that no hate crime was committed without investigating anything.

        They didn’t realize that he knew a-listers, tried to sweep it under the rug, and now they have an international spotlight on them

        • kautau@lemmy.world
          54·
          1 year ago

          Yeah let’s see what it leads to. I’m not holding my breath. Having the international spotlight on you seems to mean very little today in the fascist infused homophobic mindset. A whole lotta fist shaking

            • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com
              32·
              1 year ago

              You’re right, thinking that violence against people is okay abd holy and a precondition of my eternal reward I get for being ontologically good just because the people and ways they love are different from me is exactly the same as thinking oi should protect myself from violent delusional fanatics who have been persecuting me since i was a child, left me homeless before the age of 18, and have traumatically abused hundreds and killed dozens of people i personally have cared about, is exactly the same. I feel like such an ass.

              Ill call up the police, explain how queer i am, and report to the camps for extermination at 9 AM sharp.

                • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                  22·
                  1 year ago

                  Right, i don’t have a right to my emotions. I would be sorry i ever believed otherwise, but that would be stealing my emotions from god, which is a sin. I understand now. Which i think is also a sin and will damn me to eternal hellfire, and make it ethical and fair for the agents of the church to hunt me down and flay me in public so the flock might be soothed by the cries of the guilty, but what’s done is done. Oopsy.

                  Only christians are allowed to hate. Only the unclean must be cleansed. I get it. I repent. I dont have anything sharp here but im on the 4th floor, so i think if i jump head first, gods will will be done. Im so sorry i enjoy licking pussy. I never understood that was the equivalent of genocide before.

  • 𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.worldEnglish
    127·
    1 year ago

    Not just a gay issue though. Fuck these inbred subhuman freaks of stupidity that can’t stop obsessing over who someone else fucks at night. Those kinds of disorders are not okay. Those kinds of people have no right to exist in freedom. I come from one of these backwards psychotic prejudiced backgrounds. I had the sense to walk away from my social support network because they are wrong and deranged; blind to their own prejudice and hate. No excuses.

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
      152·
      1 year ago

      Also not just a gay issue because

      for men

      • are you not a gym bro? They can just accuse you of being effeminate and do the same thing to you, even if you’re straight

      • are you a gym bro? They can just accuse you of being hyper masculine and obsessed with men/your looks and do the same thing to you, even if you’re straight

      for women the same but with femininity / hair length / makeup usage /clothing.

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
      252·
      1 year ago

      Not even a hate accident.

      Just a ‘yup’ in the alley between the men, the gun probably slipped.
      So tragic.
      Everyone needs more guns.

      (I don’t need a “/s”, do I? I get surprised sometimes.)

    • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
      211·
      1 year ago

      I have a group of friends that I ride horses with who are wanting me to take a trip to Texas with them. I denied my invite, saying that I’d rather stay alive. As an openly gay, disabled woman who will be getting a total hysterectomy next month, I feel like I’d be vilified.

        • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
          91·
          1 year ago

          I wouldn’t blame you if you never meet them. I’ve known a couple people from Texas who moved across the country to where I’m at just to get away from it all.

          • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
            4·
            1 year ago

            His mom and a couple brothers have come out to visit at least, so I’ve met some of his family. I’m hoping his dad will come out at some point.

            I just feel really bad about not going out to their family events and what not. I was actually going to go last Christmas, bought a plane ticket and everything. I went to the airport gate, turned around, and went home and cried instead…

            • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
              4·
              1 year ago

              I wouldn’t feel bad about it, especially if your partner isn’t pushing for you to meet them. Sounds like the situation is a delicate one.

              When I got back into contact with my father (who I cut ties with because he was a drunk/addict, was not mentally stable, and was absent and abusive), we met on my terms. Neutral ground and I brought my mom for backup. I cried so much before that meet and almost chickened out.

              I don’t really have any advice or whatever, but I totally understand the anxiety you feel. If you ever wanna talk about it, just dm me and I’ll lend an ear.

    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 year ago

      This hurts as a Texan, but also rings true. I used to think we’re more “independent” minded than the South (as I have some scary Southern family), but every day since 2016 has opened my eyes more.

      The murder made me think about how much I heard “fag,” racial slurs and worse as a kid, and how many stayed in the closet out of fear.

      If you come, come to Austin! It’s better. Avoid Dallas, it sucks.