Yesterday, two very important and beloved gay activists in Allentown, Buffalo NY were murdered in what the district is refusing to acknowledge as a hate crime. Michael Harmon and Jordan Celotto have left a beautiful and irrefutable mark on the LGBT+ community of western NY and have worked as mentors for and close friends to people close to me in my everyday life.
The willful ignorance of those holding office in upstate NY cannot be overstated - following the viscous murder and TORTURE of Sam Nordquist it is genuinely absurd to tout that either of these instances are ANYTHING BUT a hate crime.
My heart absolutely aches for the communities and families, these two people paramount to the modern movement in Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people, both prominent artists in the community, were found dead in their Allentown residence Tuesday afternoon,















