Community | July 18, 2008 | 14 comments

Anti-gay slurs painted on houses and cars in South Florida's gayest neighborhood

JesseSanchez
"Three homes and five vehicles were sprayed with anti-gay slogans in the 2800 block of NW 7th Ave in Wilton Manors early Friday morning.

One resident was using soap and water to wash out the anti-gay messages sprayed on his property that said "fag".

He explained to CBS4 Reporter Ted Scouten that he's not gay, which is all the more worrying why he was a target.

Another resident, Ron Helfrich, said his home and car were defaced, "They wrote gay on the door, in the living room, and on the couch."

''There's no reason for this to happen,'' Aaron Challancin said. ``We didn't do anything to anyone. We're normal people trying to live normal lives.

The incidents are being investigated by the Wilton Manors police department."
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14 comments // Anti-gay slurs painted on houses and cars in South Florida's gayest neighborhood

  • JesseSanchez
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      JesseSanchez  
    • Brockie,
      It is not the first or last time that it will happen.

      Take a look at these RECENT happenings:

      Black Gay Teen Shot Dead in Fort Lauderdale

      FORT LAUDERDALE - Almost two weeks after the shocking death of Lawrence King in his California classroom, a gay black teen has been shot dead in South Florida. Police in Fort Lauderdale say 17-year-old Simmie Williams Jr. was dressed in women's clothing and his death is being investigated as a possible bias crime.

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      Fort Lauderdale - An early morning breakfast in Fort Lauderdale turned into an onslaught of slurs and a beating for a Fort Lauderdale couple, who said they are the victims of a hate crime.
      The incident occurred Sunday morning outside The Floridian at 1410 E. Las Olas Blvd.

      The couple and a friend sat down to breakfast about 3 a.m. at an outdoor table. They ordered sandwiches, tea and juices.

      A man got out of his pickup truck, walked by them and promptly began yelling slurs at the trio -- Melbourne Brunner, his partner Mitchell Mart and a friend visiting from out of town.

      'He was yelling, `Faggot, were you looking at me, if you were, I'm going to come back there and break your neck. That's what I do to faggots' and then he twisted his hands together,'' Mart recalled.

      Words were exchanged.

      The men decided to cancel their order.

      They told the waiter to call the police, Mart said. 'He said, `What are they going to do?' ''

      The men started to get into their car, which was parked two feet from the table, when the pickup driver said, ' `That's what faggots do, they run,' '' Mart said.

      As Brunner tried to climb into the passenger seat, the man punched him several times, pushing the car door on him. Brunner fell to the ground, striking his head.

      ''I came around and he was bleeding,'' Mart said.

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      OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE WHERE HOMES HAVE BEEN SPRAY PAINTED ON.

      WE HAVE ALOT OF ANTI-JEW, HISPANIC, BLACK, AND GAY SLURS BEING PAINTED ON HOUSES IN THE LAST YEAR.

    • 3 years ago
  • jubal
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      jubal  
    • JesseSanchez:

      JesseSanchez, this seems to me that it will continue until the state itself legislates against this kind of thing. The state is tolerant of bigotry and that is why the citizens continue to feel free to oppress, kill, taunt, insult, slur, etc etc.

    • 3 years ago
  • jubal
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      jubal  
    • Boycott everything that has to do with Florida. The only thing they understand is money. Hit them hard in the money belt and they will start changing their ways. If they don't well then I do hope their state ends up under water due to global warming.

      There has been so much crap coming out of Florida, anti gay, anti Al Gore....who needs them anyways.

      No offense to you nice people who live in Florida intended, I am venting about the state because of the crap I keep reading about what happens there. It is not a place I would ever want to take a vacation at.

    • 3 years ago
  • PatrioticAstronaut
  • jubal
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      jubal  
    • jubal:

      Patriotic Astronaut, if all the people in Florida were like you, caring and critical, I would be pleased to visit there.

      I am reacting to this story and the long history of anti gay activity, legislation, and activism that has come out of Florida. Please forgive me if I caused you any offense.

      You are special to me because of your input here in Current. I appreciate you.

    • 3 years ago
  • PatrioticAstronaut
  • clintisdakoolest
  • Brockie
  • Brockie
  • Wessagusset_Oracle
  • mo1y
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      mo1y  
    • WHAT HAS THIS COUNRY COME TO WHEN PEOPLE TAKE SERIOUSLY THE WRITING ON MENS ROOM WALLS.

      additiloushitii:
      You assume that the person who wrote the were straight. Maybe it was an alien from another planet, or country.

      Older people do not commit crimes, because as a rule they have given up on changing society. They want to live out their retirement in peace. The do not want to go to court. Older people are law biding as a rule.

      I'm not sure about aliens from another planet, but its a possibility.

      Now, illegal aliens, they come from Latin America, and our strict Catholics, or from the Muslin countries, who aren't too keen on deviants from the Koran.

      My choice is a homosexual who is fight with his homosexual urges.

    • 3 years ago
  • bishopobispo
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      bishopobispo  
    • Something similar to this happened in my neighborhood when I was 11. But, the hate was targeted at blacks. Swastikas and the term, 'no blacks wanted', showed up only blocks away from an elementary school that many minorities attended. People who do things like this are just sad.

    • 3 years ago
  • zeephile
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      zeephile  
    • Sadly, social change does not often fully occur until the older generation dies off or becomes too old to activitely commit these hate crimes. It is one of the positive aspects of death.

    • 3 years ago
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