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| Gwen Araujo Murdered October 4, 2002 |
Gwen Araujo, 17, was brutally beaten by four
assailants, strangled to death, and buried in a shallow
grave in Newark, California because they discovered
she was transgender.
assailants, strangled to death, and buried in a shallow
grave in Newark, California because they discovered
she was transgender.
| Honoring all LGBT persons who have been murdered because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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world of All the Brave and Courage’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
and Transgender people who broke free from the Cage (closet)
of Shame and Fear and lived life as themselves.
The Rainbow Memorial will help shine a light of Love on all our
Heroes and the community where the senseless murder has
happened and has been covered with a dark shadow of hate. It
will start the Healing processes and educate those who see it,
that we must fight hate and those who teach it together for a
safer and stronger more loving America.
The Rainbow Memorial will be a Beacon of Hope as it travels
the nation teaching love and fighting hate…Everyday!
Traveling Rainbow Memorial.
The Rainbow Memorial will Honor and forever remind the
world of All the Brave and Courage’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
and Transgender people who broke free from the Cage (closet)
of Shame and Fear and lived life as themselves.
The Rainbow Memorial will help shine a light of Love on all our
Heroes and the community where the senseless murder has
happened and has been covered with a dark shadow of hate. It
will start the Healing processes and educate those who see it,
that we must fight hate and those who teach it together for a
safer and stronger more loving America.
The Rainbow Memorial will be a Beacon of Hope as it travels
the nation teaching love and fighting hate…Everyday!