A Look at Hate Crime as the Two-Year Anniversary of Angie Zapata Murder Nears
By Michael de Yoanna
Created 2010-07-14 10:59

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A Look at Hate Crime as the Two-Year Anniversary of Angie Zapata Murder Nears

Violence against gays, lesbians, and transgenders in Colorado was on the decline last year. But despite a new federal hate-crime law resulting from the murder of Angie Zapata in Greeley two years ago, there's still a reluctance to report incidents, according to KUNC radio [2]. And the National Coalition of Anti-Violence logged 110 hate crimes in 2009 versus 131 in 2008, writes Westword [3], which also brings to light a new case in Denver. "Mabel," a "genderqueer," was bicycling home last year when two carloads of men pulled up, knocked her off her bike, and beat her as she curled into a ball. The police, Mabel alleges, were also gruff, suggesting that the beating was her fault for riding her bicycle in a park at night. As the Zapata anniversary nears, Westword notes, local filmmakers with Loco Lane Filmworks are hoping to increase awareness around hate crimes with a new documentary called Photos of Angie [4]. Photos of Angie - Day 1 [4] from Alan Dominguez [5] on Vimeo [6].

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[1] http://www.5280.com/tag/authors/michael-de-yoanna
[2] http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kunc/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1675035/Regional/Colorado.LGBT.Hate.Crimes.Decrease.in.2009
[3] http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/07/angie_zapata_saturday_will_mar.php
[4] http://vimeo.com/13059187
[5] http://vimeo.com/user4188828
[6] http://vimeo.com