Their American Dream

Returning from Nashville where Carol Ann and Laura celebrated their anniversary they found a pile of rubble where their dream home once stood.

Despite numerous police reports documenting a neighbor that had threatened to burn down their home and who repeatedly told them the "...only thing better than one dead queer was two dead queers..." no arrests have been made.

The Stutte home had no gas service and was all electric. Even with witness reports of two explosions and a fireball that could be seen above the treeline, that all waterhoses on the property had been cut and that "QUEER" had been painted on their garage the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, Tennesse Bureau of
Investigation and FBI have yet to rule the fire as an arson.

What is even more disturbing is that the Stutte's insurance company, American National Property and Casualty has yet to pay a dime to the Stutte family even though they had purchased coverage to provide them habitation and living expenses in the case of such a loss.

Help the Stutte family. Don't do business with American National Property and Casualty which is headquartered in Springfield, MO.

You can participate in an online petition to pressure the insurance company to pay up at http://bit.ly/f8POvz

You can read more about and find more information about the Stutte family as events and actions unfold at http://manicsquirrel.com

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Carol and Laura Stutte
• Hate Crime
• Arson
• ANPAC
• fire

[vespertemple]

It was a link from the facebook page for Support Gay Marriage Across America. How are the Stutte's doing?

[manicsquirrel]

@vespertemple They aren't quitters, but they struggle to keep their spirits up. They have an old house that they've been remodeling, like they did to the first one, in hopes of moving into it soon. As for the insurance company, there is an ongoing court case that will probably not be resolved for another two years.

[JennyOndioline]

Clearly the person or people who did this are insane...there is no excuse for this whatsoever. The insurance company and the police also need to be brought to justice.

[manicsquirrel]

My parents told me I made this video too long. True, I tried to fit it to the song and that was a mistake. I should have cropped the song and made the video shorter. Anyways, as it was my first at least I know how to make it better next time, but God - let's hope there's not a next time.

[madonnabiggestfan]

Only in this country you see this. The land of free ? HA ! My ass ! The gays live with fear because some stupid conservative dont agree with your life style. Its sad. Im ashamed to be from the US.

[manicsquirrel]

@LoriAretz This video is several months old and I was surprised to see so many hits on it today - out of the blue. Did you come here from a link on another site? I'm just curious.

[jerrylenz9964]

I would LOVE to know if I can help them in any way? This is when and where we as a whole need to step up and help each other.

[LoriAretz]

@manicsquirrel Well, you've tried to do a good thing. Thank you!

[afterhours466]

It's sad to think we live in a world that is so judgmental, that they could blow someones home up. Then on top of that, they apparently have the Monroe County Sheriff's Dept. in their back pockets. Even the Insurance Co., American National Property and Casualty, is dragging their feet, and taking their time to pay the couple. I want to see an arrest, starting with the neighbor who, threatened to burn down their home!

[galemead]

God it breaks my heart that this happened in the first place, and it's a f---ing disgrace that the police and the insurance company are compounding the wrong done to this couple. This is one more reason I hate my species.

[AClockworkNade]

The only problem with wanting to form a "gay mafia" or vigilante group is that if we do anything, ANYTHING illegal, the entire LGBT community pays and pays dearly. For us to succeed, we have to be above reproach.