London Gay Hate Crime Vigil Trafalgar Square - Two Minute SIlence / Gay-Hate Deaths Names Reading

Broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Sue Perkins introduce a two minute silence at London's Trafalgar Square at 9pm on friday 30 October 2009 as thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (and their friends) conduct a two minute silence on behalf of those who have died as a result of gay-hate crimes.

After the two minute silence, Sue Perkins reads out the names of those who have died at the hands of homophobes over the last ten years in the UK.

The vigil was organised after the Ian Baynham, a gay man walking through the square recently, was subjected to a gay-hate attack.

The gay vigil took place at 9pm UTC in London's Trafalgar Square on Friday 30th October 2009.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• gay
• vigil
• trafalgar
• square
• london
• homophobic
• hate

[clevelandphil]

The UK is very mean to gays. They are always talking about lighting up "fags" and eating "faggots". They need a sensitivity class or two if you ask me.

[nicklansley]

Hi Phil, you Clevelanders are sooooooo funny! No I mean really.

[nicklansley]

Alas, Trafalgar Square is a traffic hub in London's West End, and a cool 1 million people are out enjoying themselves.

So statistically, even if 1 in 10,000 of them are falling ill or getting injured, that's 100 people requiring the emergency services which all come along the roads around the square.

So the emergency services are always present with their sirens..!

[johncrwarner]

You hear the sound of sirens all the time in London and a lot of traffic still goes through Trafalgar Square even with them blocking off the bit between the National Gallery and the square. Normally people just block it out and pay no attention - the silence heightened the awareness for me that the emergency services are responding to events all the time.

[popazz1]

And for all those who were homophobically killed but who's murders weren't reported as a hate crime,for whatever reason,be that fear of reprisals,apathy of the police etc.  STOP THE HATE!

And,R.I.P ALL who've been murdered because of bigotry and hate.

[oliver69cork]

Ahh what a pity,the poor lads??????

[Mrblacksmokemonster]

The feral teens have been jailed for manslaughter. It was clearly murder. Joel will be getting raped in prison. Rachel Burke was also mentioned as being involved. Ruby Thomas, a complete tool, has thrown away her future. Blame the parents.

[razorinyourapple]

@ReaganSmashObama It's people like you that make the idea of death camps for your kind sound appealing.

[ReaganSmashObama]

Makes me want to kill more fags.

[idaman12345]

so your ok with forced relationships

gays are born gay

[LongJohns]

@edwina22

WOW! Not only do you hate police you are also a homophobe! The more I learn about you the most I hate you my little English twat... I mean tart... You are a bigot and a phony in every sense of the word.

[edwina22]

Shit pushing isnt in the bible, The idea of semen up a mans backside isnt normal, It needs to stop, Down to pillow biters. Get a nice girlfreind and stay out of the shit.

[PFKNZ]

how moving, that so many people can give hope to change and focus to the issue of hate crime. In London you can hear from the silence how busy you must be..

Then Rhona read the many names recognised from media reports during my time in the UK ... They are like brothers and sisters to me. rip