January 27, 2014
Journalist Randy Gener beaten in possible anti-gay hate crime in Hell’s Kitchen
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) has learned of an attack on openly gay Filipino journalist Randy Gener that occurred on January 17th in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood at around 3 a.m. on Seventh Avenue near West 54th Street. According to media sources, Gener was attacked by multiple assailants, and beaten so badly that he required brain surgery. He is currently in serious but stable condition. The NYPD is currently investigating to determine if this was a hate crime.
Last night, Gener’s family and friends were joined at a vigil by concerned community members and organizations, including AVP. The vigil aimed to raise awareness of hate violence against LGBTQ people and this incident in particular in the hope that witnesses will come forward.
AVP is working with community partners FANHS-NY, Broadway Barkada, GAPIMNY Steering Committee, Sakhi for South Asian Women and NQAPIA. We have also reached out to the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Council Member Corey Johnson's office regarding this incident.
TAKE ACTION WITH AVP
In response to this incident, we will be holding a Community Safety Night in Hell’s Kitchen this Friday, January 31st. AVP will be talking with community members to increase awareness about this incident and provide people with safety information. In addition, with the Super Bowl being in New Jersey this year, New York City is expected to see a substantial increase of tourist/fan traffic in and around Midtown bars and restaurants, and we want to ensure that community members have information about resources and safety tips in the midtown area. We will meet at AVP at 6 p.m. for a brief training and then head out into the community to hand out safety tips and information to community members. To get involved, or to join us in our outreach, you can also contact RJ Mendoza, AVP’s Hate Violence Community Organizer, at rmendoza@avp.org.
REPORTING VIOLENCE HELPS END VIOLENCE
AVP encourages you to report violence you experience or witness to our free and confidential 24-hour bilingual (English/Spanish) hotline at 212-714-1141 where you can speak with a trained counselor and seek support, or you can report violence anonymously online at http://avp.org/get-help/
Find out more about AVP at our website, www.avp.org, and get regular updates on our ongoing work on Facebook.com/antiviolence or Twitter @antiviolence, and get involved and make a difference.
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