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The Jenny Jones Show "Secret Crush" Gay Panic Murder Subject of NETFLIX's "Trial by Media"

Gay History – March 5, 1995: The Jenny Jones Show “Secret Gay Crush” Episode Leads to Murder. [Video]

Jonathan Schmitz was 24-years-old when his acquaintance Scott Amedure revealed he was romantically interested in him during the March 5th, 1995  taping of “The Jenny Jones Show,’ on secret admirers.

Schmitz, who said he wasn’t gay, later fatally shot Amedure in Lake Orion. Michigan three days later.

Schmitz turned himself in to police, saying he killed Amedure because he was embarrassed on national television.

Schmitz stated that he went on the show out of curiosity, and he later claimed that the producers implied that his admirer was a woman, although the producers of the show claim that they did tell Schmitz that the admirer could be male or female.

According to footage of the murder trial, it was later stated by a friend of Amedure’s that Amedure and Schmitz went out drinking together the night of the taping and an alleged sexual encounter occurred.  According to the testimony at the murder trial, three days after the taping, Amedure left a “suggestive” note at Schmitz’s house.  After finding the note, Schmitz withdrew money from the bank, purchased a shotgun, and then went to Amedure’s mobile home. He questioned Amedure about the note. Schmitz then returned to his car, took his gun, and returned to Amedure’s trailer. He then shot Amedure twice in the chest, killing him.

Schmitz was sentenced 25 to 50 years for second-degree murder.

Schmitz, now 47, was granted parole after a March 2017 hearing and was released from Parnall Correctional Institution after serving 22 years.

Scott Amedure’s older brother, Frank Amedure Jr. said he’s troubled by the parole decision and that he’s unsure Schmitz ‘learned what he should have’ in prison.

‘I wanted assurance that the (parole board’s) decision was not based on just good behavior in prison,’ he said.

‘I’d like to know that he learned something, that he’s a changed man, is no longer homophobic and has gotten psychological care.’

In 1999, the Amedure family sued The Jenny Jones Show, Telepictures, and Warner Bros. for the ambush tactics and, as the Amedure family saw it, their supposedly negligent role that led to Amedure’s death.  In May of that year, the jury awarded the Amedures $25 million dollars. The jury found that The Jenny Jones Show was both irresponsible and negligent, contending that the show intentionally created an explosive situation without due concern for the possible consequences.

The judgment was later overturned by the Michigan Court of Appeals in a 2-to-1 decision. The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

The episode was never publicly aired in it’s entirety until many years after the incident.

 

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BERLIN: LGBT Schwules Museum Attacked by Gunfire

BERLIN: LGBT Schwules Museum Attacked by Gunfire

The Schwules Museum in Berlin, Germany is one of the largest LGBT museums in the world.

On February 24,  museum employees discovered evidence of an attack on the institution’s building. Two window panes, the illuminated sign with the museum’s name, and a work of art hanging in front of the entrance door were damaged by gunfire. 

‘I think it’s important to state that we don’t know who did this or why’, Ben Miller, historian and board member of the museum, told Dazed Magazine. ‘However, I’m not sure it’s possible to think about this incident without considering the right-wing, anti-queer mobilization that we’re seeing around the world. And I think it’s fair to say that we are certainly the target of that kind of mobilization in general.’ Physical attacks aside, the museum has also experienced Neo-Nazi demonstrations as well as regular threats from phone calls and on social media..

The damaged piece of artwork is a part of Elizabeth Sweeney’s the Unrelenting (2022), created for the ongoing exhibition Queering the Crip, Cripping the Queer, on view through 29 May. The black triangular piece hanging outside the museum references the badges used by the Nazis to label and stigmatize a diverse range of people.

There are no suspects at this time.

Let Us Prey: This Week in “Christian” Crimes Against the Innocent

Let Us Prey: This Week in “Christian” Crimes Against the Innocent

*Memphis Megachurch Youth Pastor Gets 60 Years For Child Sex:: : A former youth pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church in Shelby County pleaded guilty Friday to 13 sex-related crimes involving children.

*Texas Pastors/Brothers Arrested On Child Sex Charges: Two Leon County brothers with pastoral leadership positions at churches in Centerville and Buffalo were arrested following grand jury indictments Wednesday. The duo is accused of sexually assaulting at least five children, according to authorities.

Mississippi Youth Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges: An east Tupelo youth pastor accused of having sex with a 16-year-old church member was ordered held without bond Thursday. Alexander Blackwelder, 26, of Tupelo, is charged with two counts of sexual battery and enticement of a child to produce visual depictions of adult sexual conduct.

MA Youth Pastor Sentenced To 3-4 Years For Child Rape: The vulnerable teens were steered toward a local United Methodist Church — and into the path of a lay pastor, a man who, though not ordained, had been given a type of license by the church to work as a youth minister. On Thursday, Russell Woodman Davis, 70, pleaded guilty to raping and attempting to rape the three boys at various times between 1988 and 2006, in Newbury, Rowley and Salisbury.

*Imprisoned NC Pastor Hit With New Child Sex Charges: Less than two years after being sentenced to prison for sex crimes involving three juvenile victims, Stephen Arthur Morris of Four Oaks was returned to Johnston County today (Thursday) to be formally charged with  four counts of taking indecent liberties with a child and one count of first-degree sex offense with a minor. 

Illinois Church Choir Director Gets 88 Years For Child Porn: A Normal man was sentenced to 88 years in prison on Wednesday for criminal sexual assault of a minor and possession of child pornography. Michael D. Schneider worked as a staff member at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bloomington before his arrest in June 2021 on the felony charges.

*FL Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced To 25 Years For Child Sex: 50-year-old Paul Mauricio will be spending the next 25 years behind bars for sex crimes involving a 12-year-old girl. As part of a plea deal, Mauricio, who was an eight-year veteran of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty to four out of seven sexual assault charges.

GOP Rep Censured For Comment On Fatal Child Abuse: An Alaska lawmaker with a history of incendiary remarks was censured by the state House Wednesday after he said it has been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a “cost savings” because the child won’t need related government services. 

 And theyll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, yes, theyll know we are Christians by our love

Let Us Prey: This Week in “Christian” Crimes Against the Innocent

Let Us Prey: This Week in “Christian” Crimes Against the Innocent

This week in “Christian” Crime and hypocrisy.

*NC Youth Pastor Arrested On Felony Child Sex Charges: Macon County authorities say a former youth pastor and current school employee was arrested and charged with felony indecent liberties with a child.

*Christian School Coach Arrested On Child Sex Charges: Aaron Benneweis, 46, has been charged by Saskatoon Police with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor while in a position of trust or authority.

North Dakota Catholic Priest Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges: According to Jamestown Police, 48-year-old Father Neil Pfeifer was arrested in Rugby, North Dakota on Wednesday. Pfeifer has been under investigation since Jan. 13 when Jamestown Police were contacted by a person accusing Pfeifer of sexual assault at St. James Basilica in Jamestown while seeking therapy from him.

*Christian School Accuses Staff Of Embezzling Millions: A Utah-based Christian K-12 academy fired four top administrators for their alleged involvement in what is potentially a multi-million dollar embezzlement scheme involving tuition funds.

*Wisconsin Pastor Gets 45 Days In Underage Prostitution Sting: On Wednesday, Washington County District Judge Siv Mjanger in Minnesota sentenced Jason James Taylor, formerly a pastor at Calvary Chapel Solid Rock in New Richmond, to serve 45 days in Washington County Jail for his conviction on a single felony count of prostitution involving a teen 16 to 17 years old.

*Church School Principal Indicted On Child Sex Charges: A principal at a parochial school in Genesee County is accused of sexually abusing a child when he was a teacher several years ago. A Grand Jury indictment unsealed Monday says Jason R. Clark “engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct with a child less than eleven years old.”

But remember everybody.

Drag Queens are the REAL problem. -smh-

Leaked FBI Memo: Pre Vatican-II Latin Mass Catholics Share the Same Ideologies As “Anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant, Anti-LGBT, and White Supremacy” ideology.

ROME – Pope Francis: “Homosexuality is not a crime. But gay sex is a sin.”

Pope Francis addressed discrimination against the LGBT community, his own health and future plans, and the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, among other things, in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press published Wednesday.

We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are.” Francis reiterated, however, church teaching that engaging in homosexual activity is sinful.”It’s a sin,” Francis said, adding: “Let’s make the distinction first between sin and crime.”   The pope also clarified that discriminating against others was also sinful, saying: “It’s also a sin to lack charity with one another.

Francis said the church “must” work to get unjust laws abolished around the world. 

Same-sex sexual acts are considered crimes in some 67 countries, mostly in Africa and the Middle East, according to the Human Dignity Trust organization. In 11 of those countries, punishment can include the death penalty.  

The Catholic Church teaching says that gay people must be welcomed into the church and treated with respect and kindness, despite the fact that homosexual acts are considered “intrinsically disordered.” 

CHICAGO: Man Abducted At Gunpoint on Christmas Eve in Boystown

CHICAGO: Man Abducted At Gunpoint on Christmas Eve in Boystown

A man from out-of-state was abducted at gunpoint in Boystown by two men who robbed and carjacked him before dumping him in Auburn Gresham on Christmas Eve, according to Chicago police

The 26-year-old told police he was walking near Halsted Street and Cornelia Avenue in the heart of Boystown when two men wearing dark clothing and ski masks confronted him with a handgun around 10 p.m. Saturday, a Chicago police spokesperson said. Both offenders demanded the man’s property and forced him to get into his 2021 Kia, which was parked on Cornelia just across from Hydrate nightclub, a police report said.

“A fight broke out inside the victim’s car while the men drove away with him inside the Kia, according to the police spokesperson. The robbers stopped at an ATM and forced the victim to withdraw money, and they eventually dropped him off in the 8300 block of South Kerfoot. 

In July of 2022 a two-hour violent crime spree hit Boystown. According to police information, one victim was severely beaten, another was carjacked, and at least four street robberies were reported in the Halsted nightlife district.

And you thought your Christmas was bad.

NYC Gay Nightlife Scion Michael J. Cohen, Arrested For Decades of Sexual Misconduct.

NYC Gay Nightlife Scion Michael J. Cohen, Arrested For Decades of Sexual Misconduct.

New York City gay nightlife entrepreneur Michael J. Cohen is being accused of sexual misconduct by numerous young gay men over the past decades including accusations that he groped or pressured men to have sex or send nude photos, as well as a claim of sexual assault — from nine people who told NBC News about their experiences over the past decade

Via NBC News: Accusers include Charles Battersby, who said Cohen repeatedly groped his genitals and buttocks, without consent, at parties Cohen hosted at Goldbar. The instances began in 2015, when Battersby was 19, he said. – Stephen Carlstrom, who was modeling while attending college, said that in 2017, Cohen offered him pay for attending parties, in exchange for oral sex. Carlstrom said he felt coerced, and he complied, but the job never came through. Several others spoke with NBC under condition of anonymity, but none of the accusers reported the incidents to police. Some of the men were newly out and said they thought such conduct was typical in the community, and others, especially those under 21, said they considered it the price of admission to fashionable parties.

In seven of the nine cases, NBC News talked to witnesses, partners or friends who said the men had told them of the encounters afterward. Three of the nine men provided screenshots of private conversations they had on social media with Cohen in which Cohen repeatedly asked the men to have sex with him or asked for explicit photos, the screenshots show. 

Cohen who has hosted gay parties at glamorous New York nightclubs — including Goldbar, PHD Rooftop Lounge at the Dream Downtown hotel and Fishbowl at the Dream Midtown hotel  could not be reached for comment.

3 Men Dead In "Intentional" Hit & Run Outside Chicago Gay Bar

3 Men Dead In “Intentional” Hit & Run Outside Chicago Gay Bar

A hit-and-run car crash that killed three and injured one outside a gay bar in Chicago early Sunday morning “appears to be intentional,” police said. The attack occurred outside the Jeffery Pub at 7041 S. Jeffery Blvd., one of the oldest gay bars in Chicago.

The attack “appears to be intentional” but is not being investigated as a hate crime, Chicago police said at a news conference Monday. “It appears to be intentional,” Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan told reporters Monday. “We don’t have any evidence to support that somebody was trying to harm these individuals based because of their race, religion, etc. That can change once we get more witnesses and a suspect in.”

The Gayly Grind: LGBT News and Stuff from Around The Web - 7/20/22

The Gayly Grind: LGBT News and Stuff from Around The Web – 7/20/22

First GAY Mayor in Oklahoma forced to resign after threats of violence and death, of course.

The Nintendo Company has announced that it will will recognize people in same-sex relationships, just as they had recognized “traditional marriages” — even when the country of Japan doesn’t

BosGuy tells us about Monkeypox: What you need to know. And YOU DO need to know it!

The OutFront is running an S.O.S Campaign. (Save Our Stories) Check it out. It’s your story to tell.

Matthew Rettenmund of Boy Culture takes on Twitter and it’s latest anti-gay tweet debacle.

Kenneth in the 212 wonders WTF is up with the latest crime wave gripping NYC. Be careful boys!

London’s last Leather Bar Has Fallen. The Randy Report brings us the distressing news. Sir.

Oh Fer Fucks Sake: “Quidditch” Leagues in the USA are rebranding as US Quadball and Major League Quadball to distance themselves from JK Rowling and Harry Potter.

Wednesday’s Vintage Ad: Size even mattered back then.

NYC Gay Man Shot Dead On Q Train Sunday Morning

UPDATED: NYC Gay Man Shot Dead On Q Train Sunday Morning

Matthew Rettenmund of Boy Culture is reporting that Daniel Enriques, a 48-year-old Goldman Sachs employee, was shot at point-blank range and killed by a random stranger on a Q train in NYC. The victim was gay and simply heading to brunch.

More via NBC News New York:

“The subway rider killed when a fellow straphanger pulled a gun and fired at him in an apparently unprovoked late-morning weekend attack on the Q line has been identified as a 48-year-old man from Brooklyn, police say. Daniel Enriquez was shot at close range by the suspect, who remains at large following the 11:45 a.m. Sunday shooting on the northbound Q as it passed across the Manhattan Bridge. The NYPD shared wanted posters of the suspect (below) on Monday.”

At the time of this reporting the murder has not been identified as a hate crime.

If you have any info. PLEASE contact the NYPD at the number listed below.

UPDATED at 3:00pm

NYPD sources said they were looking to talk to Andrew Abdullah, who has 19 prior arrests, in connection to the cold-blooded killing of a man headed to brunch in Manhattan on the Q train around 11:40 a.m. Sunday.

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