Posted on Aug 11, 2023
A dancer's killing — over voguing — highlights the dangers Black LGBTQ Americans face
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Friends, family members and activists are mourning the death of O'Shae Sibley, a Black gay man who was stabbed late last month while dancing with friends at a New York City gas station.
The 28-year-old professional dancer and choreographer was killed while voguing to Beyoncé's music as his friends filled up their car on the way home from the Jersey Shore on July 29.
Officials say a group of men approached and demanded they stop dancing, using "derogatory names," "homophobic slurs" and "anti-Black statements." As the confrontation escalated, one of them fatally stabbed Sibley in the rib cage.
Friends, family members and activists are mourning the death of O'Shae Sibley, a Black gay man who was stabbed late last month while dancing with friends at a New York City gas station.
The 28-year-old professional dancer and choreographer was killed while voguing to Beyoncé's music as his friends filled up their car on the way home from the Jersey Shore on July 29.
Officials say a group of men approached and demanded they stop dancing, using "derogatory names," "homophobic slurs" and "anti-Black statements." As the confrontation escalated, one of them fatally stabbed Sibley in the rib cage.
A dancer's killing — over voguing — highlights the dangers Black LGBTQ Americans face
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"Police say the teen suspect, who is Muslim, made homophobic and racist comments. Advocates within the Islamic community spoke Saturday."
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/oshae-sibley-death-suspect-charged-murder-hate-crime/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/oshae-sibley-death-suspect-charged-murder-hate-crime/
Teen arrested in stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley charged with murder as a hate crime
Crowds spent hours at Pier 46 Saturday night remembering O'Shae Sibley through what he did best -- dance.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."LGBTQ people of color also face discrimination within the broader LGTBQ community based on intersectional factors like race, he adds. Because of that, he says, LGBTQ people of color "must meticulously analyze the cultural politics of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ spaces and exercise the utmost caution in every environment we enter, and always be on alert for potential danger."
Williams says there's no one-size-fits-all approach, but points to Sibley's death as another sign that more needs to be done.
"There exists a clear need for local, state, and federal LGBTQ safety initiatives, task forces, and an acknowledgment of the limited safety avenues for this minoritized community if something as innocuous as a Black gay man joyfully dancing with friends at a gas station can put someone's life in danger and result in murder," he writes."
..."LGBTQ people of color also face discrimination within the broader LGTBQ community based on intersectional factors like race, he adds. Because of that, he says, LGBTQ people of color "must meticulously analyze the cultural politics of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ spaces and exercise the utmost caution in every environment we enter, and always be on alert for potential danger."
Williams says there's no one-size-fits-all approach, but points to Sibley's death as another sign that more needs to be done.
"There exists a clear need for local, state, and federal LGBTQ safety initiatives, task forces, and an acknowledgment of the limited safety avenues for this minoritized community if something as innocuous as a Black gay man joyfully dancing with friends at a gas station can put someone's life in danger and result in murder," he writes."
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