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 […]

Better late than never: The Tampa Tribune reported on the hate crime vigils in memory of hate-crime murder victim Ryan Skipper set for today. A link to the article is prominently featured on the newpaper’s homepage.
The Lakeland Ledger also has posted an article about the vigils, but it is not linked from the paper’s homepage, […]

In an article published today — just one day shy of a month since Ryan Skipper was murdered — Donna Wood, a spokesperson for Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, tells Express Gay News that initial statements implying that Skipper was involved in illegal activities with his alleged killers were wrong:
Despite its earlier assertions, the sheriff’s […]

Vigils will be held around the state of Florida and in Washington tomorrow to remember Ryan Keith Skipper.
Ryan was brutally murdered one month ago — stabbed 20 times, his body tossed on the side of the road. In life, Ryan was an open, fun, caring young man with enough energy to manage a retail store […]

We’re updating our list of local papers that have reported online on the upcoming vigil for hate crime victim Ryan Skipper:
The Lakeland Ledger continues to ignore or be unaware of the upcoming vigils.

Lakeland Ledger: No.
Winter Haven News Chief: Yes
Orlando Sentinel: Yes.
Tampa Tribune: No

As you can see, we added the Tampa Tribune to the list. […]

Which local papers have reported online on the upcoming vigil for hate crime victim Ryan Skipper?

Lakeland Ledger: No.
Winter Haven News Chief: No.

Fortunately, most people in the county probably read the Orlando Sentinel:
Equality Florida is planning a day of statewide vigils, including one in Polk County, to draw attention to hate crimes.
The vigils are […]

The Lakeland Ledger ain’t the New York Times. Duh. But the Lakeland Ledger is the local paper doing the bad reporting on the Ryan Skipper murder case, not the Times.
I wonder how many negative letters the Lakeland Ledger has received and whether we’ll ever see any of those in print.
We had an e-mail at […]

Equality Florida, in conjunction with the family and friends of Ryan Skipper will be holding vigils in his memory across the state of Florida on Saturday:
Here are the details as listed on the Equality Florida website:

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
7:00 PM
Home […]

You’d think something called Human Rights Headlines would be more concerned with the truth. I mean the thing quotes Montesquieu at the top of the page: “An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.” Well, on behalf of everyone, let me just say, Thanks, Human Rights Headlines, for the latest injustice perpetrated on […]