In Queens: A Man was Brutally Murdered because he was believed to be Gay

22-year-old Steven Torres killed a man because he thought he was gay. Steven brutally stabbed 69-year-old Edward Orozco in daylight. In frakking daylight, in Elmhurst, Queens!

According to the police, Steven said that Edward was blowing kisses at him. For what ever reason, that set Steven off and he attacked Edward. Edward was screaming for help and no one helped him at all. That poor man died and no one tried to stop Steven.

The police caught Steven and took him away. He will be charged with a Hate Crime.

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Man Arrested for the murder of a Transgendered Woman

For weeks, investigators have been trying to ID a suspect for the murder of Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar. Thanks to security cameras, someone has been identified:

Rasheen Everett, 29, was arrested in Las Vegas Friday and was returned to New York City Wednesday. He was awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court. There was no phone listing at his Manhattan address provided by police and it wasn't clear if he had an attorney.

Investigators believe he met Edelbuerto Gonzalez-Andujar, who went by the name Amanda, in a chat room shortly before the slaying. She was transgender, though police do not believe it was a factor in her death, but rather was a possible dispute over money.

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said witnesses heard loud bangs and screams several minutes after he arrived at her apartment at about 8:50 a.m. March 27. He left 17 hours later, prosecutors said, with two stuffed bags that included her cell phone.

Gonzalez-Andujar's body was found three days later, face-down, covered in bleach, in her Queens apartment that had been ransacked. A concerned relative got the building superintendent to open up the apartment, after not hearing from 29-year-old Gonzalez-Andujar for three days.

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The Church finally did something Right

The Ali Forney Center and the local Episcopal diocese came together to reach out to LGBT homeless and troubled teens.

They renovated St. Andrew's Church for 16 teens to sleep in peace.

Carl Siciliano, executive director of the center, says he's grateful for the church's philanthropic outreach.


"So many of these young people are rejected by their families because of religion," he says. "Kids come in who have been put through exorcisms, and we've had kids whose parents make them go see priests who tell them they're evil and hateful and that they're going to hell. It's a really upsetting and unfortunate situation that so many young people are put through this kind of trauma by their parents' religious beliefs, so it's very moving to see a religious organization that's able to say that these youth should be affirmed and cared for, so I'm very grateful to the Episcopal diocese of Long Island for their support."

This is so awesome. I hope this example motivates other religious groups to follow suit. Pay attention, D.C.!

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