Community Meeting on Danny Vega Death, Wednesday 6pm

My Facebook page lit up about midnight with news about a community meeting that will take place tonight to discuss the death of Danny Vega who sadly died Sunday.  Danny's death came 12 days after he was severely beaten and robbed by 3 teenagers in what Danny's family and many others believe is a hate crime due to his being openly gay.  There have been no arrests and his death/beating has not been considered a hate crime by law enforcement as of yet.

Danny was a beloved member of the Filipino American community who worked as a hair stylist out of his home shop.  The outcry from the community is loud and will certainly be heard from the gay and Filipino community tomorrow I believe.  Mac S MacGregor,  a Seattle City Commissioner on the LGBT Commission will be one of the speakers at the meeting.  I am looking forward to this meeting as when a community gathers, it grows stronger.  Ms T.

In partnership and at the request of the family of Danny Vega, the Seattle Police Department Filipino Advisory Council and the Filipino Community of Seattle, Seattle Police is holding a community meeting to address concerns of Vega’s homicide, criminal investigation process, crime prevention opportunities, and answer other questions tomorrow Wednesday, November 30 at 6 p.m. at the Filipino Community Center, 5740 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Seattle.

We suggest anyone who wishes to attend this meeting to please consider carpooling or using public transportation as parking is limited.

Captain Ron Wilson
Community Outreach Section
Seattle Police Department

A couple recent articles:
http://today.seattletimes.com/2011/11/community-meeting-to-address-hairdressers-homicide/#.TtWADbCceY4.facebook

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016882628_vega29m.html

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Danny-Vega-Seattle-hairdresser-brutally-attacked-by-teens-dies-134566063.html

Freddie Mercury's lover Jim Hutton dead at 60

If you were gay and can remember any of the 70's you knew who Freddie Mercury was of the band Queen.  Even if it was not your music style, his story was somewhat riveting and now another part of it has come full circle with his last partner passing away on New Year's Day.  Ms T

The gay lover and life partner of the late and great singer  Freddie Mercury passed away last week.  Jim Hutton had lived with former Queen singer and flamboyant Freddie  Mercury for six years prior to the singer’s death from an AIDS-related illness in 1991.

Jim Hutton died at his home on New Year’s Day from complications from the battle he’d been fighting against cancer  in his last few years.   He was aged  60.  Hutton  had  worked as Mercury’s hairdresser and the singer left him  £500,000 and a plot of land in his will.

Jim Hutton had also tested positive for HIV in 1990 but, at the time he kept the news of his status a secret from many including  Mercury himself.   However,  he later told him shortly before the singer passed away.

Hutton was buried on Sunday in Bennekerry, Ireland,  on what would have been his 61st birthday.

Thanks to Jason Shaw – Brighton, England for this article.