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Updates & Events Click HERE for the FIERCE MAY EVENT CALENDAR FREE FOOD AND METROCARDS AT ALL FIERCE! EVENTS All FIERCE! events are open to transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, queer, and questioning youth of color ages 13 - 24. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT DETAILS FOR FIERCE EVENTS CONTACT DESIREE MARSHALL __________________________________________________ YOUNG LESBIANS FROM NEWARK NEED OUR SUPPORT! On August 18, 2006, seven young African American lesbians traveled to the West Village from their homes in Newark for a regular night out. When walking down the street, a male bystander assaulted them with sexist and homophobic comments. The women tried to defend themselves, and a fight broke out. Thus began the women’s nightmare for almost a year. Three of the women accepted plea offers. On June 14th, 2007 Venice Brown (19), Terrain Dandridge (20), Patreese Johnson (20), and Renata Hill (24) received sentences ranging from 3 ½ to 11 years in prison. The women and their families now call on our communities for support. Their emotional and financial burdens have already been immense. These hardships will only continue as the women begin their prison terms and the process of appeal. _________________________________________________________
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