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Compiled By GayToday
Royal Oak, Michigan—August 12--What began as an evening of
fun and frivolity, and a film preview benefiting a Michigan gay
anti-violence organization, ended abruptly when the theater was evacuated,
the result of a bomb threat. The caller said he intended to "kill…faggots."
About 320 patrons for the special screening to benefit the Triangle Foundation, along with patrons in the theater to see other films, were sent out into Main Street in Royal Oak as police moved in to search the premises of the Main Art Theatre. Reportedly, a caller telephoned the Ferndale police and said the bomb had been placed in the theater "against the gay people." The caller ended by saying, "kill the fucking faggots."
"Not only were our supporters at risk, but the non-gay patrons of the theater were also unwitting targets of these hate-mongers. Terrorist do not care who they injure, who they damage," Montgomery continued. "This is one more example of why Federal and state-level legislation is needed to serve notice that we will not countenance hate violence against any group in our society," said Sean Kosofsky, Director of Policy and Victim Services for the Foundation. The screening was for Trick, a film to be released next week. Trick is a gay-themed romantic comedy. "There was nothing funny or romantic about this trick," Montgomery concluded. |
