William “Bill-Bill” Brown, 23, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

The fact that there was no coverage in the mainstream media about Ryan’s death in March 2007 is directly attributable to egregious malpractice of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

It’s been a long time since we had any news about the murder of Ryan Skipper, a gay Florida man who police believe was the victim of a hate crime.
In that time, another man was slain because his murderer wanted to kill a gay man — any gay man. In both deaths, investigators immediately [...]

We wish Ryan Skipper’s death were the last one we ever had to hear happened because someone was so threatened by the idea of homosexuality that they killed. But it wasn’t.
Mangum, who described himself as “definitely not a homosexual,” said God called on him to “carry out a code of retribution” by killing a gay [...]

Let the party begin! Rep. Tom Feeney rings the bell opening the American Stock Exchange.
This just in from Vicki Nantz, an independent film maker planning a documentary on Ryan Skipper, whose March murder in Central Florida is being investigated as a hate crime.
I recently wrote U.S. House Representative, Tom Feeney, Republican of Central Florida, and [...]

There are two events this weekend to commemorate Ryan Skipper’s birthday — a memorial today in Atlanta, and a fundraiser tomorrow in Auburndale, Fla., for the Ryan Keith Skipper Foundation.
Memorial in Atlanta
Note: Check Georgia Equality website for last minute schedule changes.

Saturday, April 28, 2007
1:00pm
First Metropolitan Community Church
1379 Tullie Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-325-4143
For more information on [...]

The newly formed Ryan Skipper Foundation is holding a silent auction fundraiser on Sunday, April 29, at the Auburndale Civic Center at 119 West Park St. in Auburndale, Florida.
Activities include a mural painting at 3:00 p.m., with Harmonious Universe, and entertainment and the auction at 7:30 p.m. Performers will include Katherine Novots, Amy De [...]

Saturday would have been Ryan Skipper’s 26th birthday. His family and friends are holding a memorial in Atlanta:
Saturday, April 28, 2007
1:00pm
First Metropolitan Community Church
1379 Tullie Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-325-4143
For more information on attending Ryan’s vigil and other ways you can help please contact Melinda Morgan by email or at (404) 327-9898.
Ryan Skipper was viciously murdered [...]

Family at the Vigil: Ryan Skipper’s stepfather, Lynn Mulder (left), his mother, Patricia Mulder, and brother, Damien Skipper. Photo courtesy of Karl von Hahmann
The Ledger
To my pleasant surprise, the Lakeland Ledger covered the vigil for Ryan Skipper in Winter Haven yesterday. The newspaper had failed to cover preparations for the vigil until the [...]

Source: Equality Florida

Winter Haven
1:00 PM
Central Park
Central Ave at 4th and 5th Streets, Winter Haven
Russell Patterson, 813-849-3919, russ@eqfl.org
Daytona Beach (CHANGED LOCATION)
7:00 PM
Home Metropolitan Church
Back Parking Lot
500 South Ridgewood Ave
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
David Perreault, 386-453-3089, david.perreault@earthlink.net
Tampa
7:00 PM
USF
Dream Pool, MLK Jr. Memorial Fountain
by the Student Union
Tamara Wasserman 941-626-2164, wasserman2001@yahoo.com
Jacksonville
1:00 PM
UU Church of Jacksonville,
7405 [...]