Raising Raul

Dramatic pictures from Jamaica, where riot police were forced to fire tear gas into an angry homophobic mob of thousands who chased and stoned three young gay men. According to the Jamaica Observer, the three men—"who all had bleached-out faces, and dressed in tight jeans pants and skimpy shirts"—sought refuge inside a pharmacy and were holed up inside for more than an hour. The approximately 2,000 people gathered outside the Kingston pharmacy hurled insults at the three men, with some calling for them to be killed. The crowd grew larger as the minutes ticked by and the three men and staff inside the pharmacy were visibly terrified as the mob demanded that they be sent out so they could administer their brand of justice. "Send them out!" shouted one man. The bloodthirsty crowd "included men, women, teenagers and small children." Once police arrived on the scene to escort the young men, "one of the alleged homosexuals was hit on the back of the head w...

The father of my future husband, the grandfather to my future children, the man that raised one of the most beautiful people I have ever met. The Rock of the Porras Family, The love and hope that inspired many on Burnside and Andrews, the survivor, fisherman, humble, nonjudgmental, Human Being … Francisco Porras was welcomed home to heaven February 4, 2007..He will be greatly Missed Although from Earth, our loved ones are gone They live in our hearts as time goes on God truly blessed us with the time that we had Though their departure leaves us very sad "Time heals all wounds" We've heard it before A broken heart gradually begins again to soar God works miracles in His time, not ours Not by our wishes, but by faith and prayers By each person he claimed, we were given a gift Wonderful memories for our spirits to lift Reunions and Christmas, and simple every day fun To carry with us always, until our work here is done Thank God for Kodak, for video and audio-tapes And for...