A vigil will be held in the Castro tonight for the teen lesbian couple shot and then dumped in a Texas Park last week. Organizers have asked people to come at around 7 p.m. to Harvey Milk Plaza. Bring flowers, candles, signs, anger, etcetera. Noted gay rights activist Cleve Jones organized the event.
Jones writes:
"Last Friday, as millions of LGBT people and their allies were celebrating Pride, something awful happened in Portland, Texas. We need to respond publicly to this tragedy. Whoever shot Mary Christine Chapa and Mollie Judith Olgin, whatever the motive, regardless of where it happened, two beautiful girls were shot and one was killed. We need to honor the memory of Mollie and pray for the recovery of Mary...Mary and Mollie loved each other. Now we need to show our love for them and their families and friends."
If you recall, the bodies of Mary Christine Chapa, 18, and Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, were found last weekend at a park in the Gulf Coast town of Portland. Both had been shot at close range. "The pair were found lying in knee-deep grass at Violet Andrews Park." Mollie was declared dead at the scene. Mary is in critical but stable condition.
While authorities cannot confirm whether or not that pair were shot over their sexual orientation, police say the shootings hold "some of the earmarks of a targeted attack."
