vuittongdl:

yosimar:

Please take a minute to reblog and donate <3 

diadelasvivas:

GAY BASHING OF QUEER LATINO 

At about 3 on March 10, 2013 in Davis, California my girlfriend’s brother-31 year old Mikey Partida- was violently attacked and beaten to near death. Mikey had forgotten his keys at his cousins apartment and was on his way back when a man began kicking and beating him while yelling homophobic slurs. Mikey has suffered from a fractured skull, bleeding on his brain, multiple fractured bones in his face and a laceration to his head that left a pool of blood on the lawn where he was beaten. The bruising and swelling around his eyes is so bad he still has not been able to open them. He also has a cut under one eye that went all the way though the lid. The trauma to his ear is so severe it caused his ear to swell three times it’s normal size and had to be lanced to release the pressure. 

A note from his mother: 

Thank you everyone for your wishes and prayers. This was my kind and gentle son. Anyone that knows him knows that this act was akin to pulling the wings off a butterfly.

While the immediate challenges posed by the severity of his physical injuries are clear, the long-term impacts of PTSD are not. Consequently, we are in the process of seeking legal representation to secure every possible resource and support necessary to facilitate his recovery and healing.

I have since learned that in addition to a pre-existing history of violence, his attacker will have no trouble securing very good legal help. While I know it is difficult for him to accept monetary assistance (he has worked since he was ten) we are asking for contributions to ensure that this tragic and senseless, animalistic act, is immediately redressed.

Please consider donating here: 

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=kNdI5FEEegpT0GiT-SZvo0ZOossYC9kUjk6U3DthsBm8Ud0z0KVf8Mj4T7i&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8dd75b1e1ec3ad97b7af62835dd81d5d52

if you have any questions regarding this situation or your donation, feel free to email me at eyadesigns@gmail.com

Thank you. 

THIS HAPPENED IN MY COMMUNITY. I AM SO UPSET! WHAT THE FUUUUUCK!

For those that thought Davis is a little crime-free college town, no. This is not the first attack on a QPOC I’ve read about since moving here only 4 years ago. The number of reported sexual assaults in the past month is also scary as fuck. 

Please donate if you can.