The product of the bigotry currently being perpetrated by the Radical RightTM. And what does the Michigan Legislature do? The answer down below.
He lies in a coma, a bullet wound over his right eyebrow.
There's a second hole on the left side of the back of his head, where the bullet exited.
Doctors tell his family that the state he's in now -- his only movement a slight fluttering of his eyelids -- might be permanent.
And the reason police say someone shot 31-year-old Salvagio Vonatti? Because he was walking to a Detroit bar known to cater to gay men.
Detroit police spokesman James Tate said Williams and another man approached Vonatti of Windsor who was meeting friends at the bar about midnight. The bar's parking lot was full, police said, so Vonatti parked around the corner on Clayburn.
The two males walked up to Vonatti and, according to a witness, "made a comment to the victim pertaining to sexual preference," Tate said. Then Williams allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired several shots.
Vonatti was struck once in the head. Police found him lying on the street, unresponsive, Tate said.
Shootings outside gay bars aren't very common, said Sean Kosofsky of the Detroit-based Triangle Foundation, a civil rights organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
The Triangle Foundation is helping to raise money to help offset Vonatti's growing medical costs. One fund-raiser, cohosted by DaimlerChrysler, where Vonatti worked as an engineer, was Thursday night in Windsor. The Metropolitan Community Church of Windsor also is accepting donations.
Here in Michigan, we have a fund that helps victims of crime, but only if they don't support gay rights, apparently. Perhaps we should have a questionnaire for all the victims, too. Republicans are looking into the funding for the Triangle Foundation, after all, we can't give any money to gay groups. Prop 2 and all. They might use it to get married or something, just as soon as they leave the hospital. From MichiganLiberal-
Republican state lawmakers are questioning why money to help crime victims was awarded to a gay rights group. The Triangle Foundation advocates for same-sex marriage, and other gay causes. But its mission also includes working with people who've been attacked because they are gay, lesbian, or trans-sexual. State Senator Tony Stamas chairs a budget subcommittee. Stamas says his committee will look into why the Triangle Foundation was one of the recipients of money from the state's crime victims fund. The fund is financed by a fee charged to people convicted of crimes. A spokesman for the Triangle Foundation says the organization deserves the money because it works with victims of hate crimes, not because it works for gay rights. A House budget panel is also planning a hearing.
Republicans are hell-bent on denying EVERYTHING to gays and lesbians. Gee, I thought they only wanted to... *cough*... "protect marriage".