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- Gay TV and Video by spumirabal on January 27,
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Lawrence King Killed Two Years Ago: Looking Back and Lessons Learned
Editor's Note: I commented on the effects of Lawrence King's murder on the one year anniversary of his death last year. I wanted to repost the bulk of it with more thoughts on this sad day, as well as a trial update. Today is a day of sadness and reflection for me. Two years ago, 15 year-old Lawrence "Larry" King was shot in front of his classmates while sitting in school.  For many younger LGBTQ people, this was a murder that defined their generation. While no more or less tragic
than any of the other hate crimes that have happened, Lawrence's young age, his defiance of gender roles, and the shocking
execution style and reasoning of the murder itself hit many like me to the core. Like Matthew Shepherd or Gwen Araujo before
him, Lawrence was a person that we could see ourselves in- a mirror of many of our own experiences growing up LGBT in the
USA.The spotty coverage of the story at first prompted many of us to ask "Where's the outrage." It seemed that this school shooting was being ignored or swept under the rug due to Larry's sexuality and gender expression. Little did we know when the coverage did come, it would be like another bashing. © All Rights Reserved, Contact
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