LGBT Centers in LA and Milwaukee Vandalized

The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, near Santa Monica Blvd. and Highland Ave. in Los Angeles, was vandalized over the weekended, when someone painted “Fuck tr*nnies” and “Fuck all y’all” on the building’s exterior.

“It happened sometime between 9 and 10 pm last night,” said Jackie DeFede, Director of Facilities at the Center. “We had a security officer on duty, but he was patrolling other areas of the building. Fortunately, we have cameras that should have recorded the perpetrators.” DeFede will be filing a police report and sharing video footage with the investigators.

Although this is not the first time the Center has been vandalized, it is the worst case of vandalism targeting a Center facility in recent history. By 11:30 am Center staff had painted over the slurs.

In similar news: For the third time in two months, an LGBT Center near the Riverwest neighborhood in Milwaukee has been vandalized.

“Given the work that we do… we’re in some ways prepared for the fact that there are people who don’t like us, says Gerald Coon, president of Diverse & Resilient. “And sometimes they demonstrate that it ways that are hurtful and harmful.”

Coon added, “We remain undeterred and will continue our work.”

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“We already cleaned up some paint yesterday. There was quite a bit more on the windows and that was pretty easy to get off. Now, we are cleaning up the paint on the building,” said Gerald Coon, the president of Diverse & Resilient.

“The words are shocking and disturbing but at the same time being in the LGBT community we understand people don’t like us.”

Diverse & Resilient supports the LGBT community by offering various health and counseling programs.

Employees say it’s the third time in two months the building has been vandalized.

Now, the organization is installing security cameras to make sure the vandals are caught the next time.

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“At this point we’re talking about putting cameras on both doors as well as on the inside doors. This way if anyone attempts to get in, we’ll have it,” Coon said.

Milwaukee Police are investing the vandalism, but the LGBT center remains committed to its mission.

“We just carry on. This is the work that we do. We lo

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