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Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by evanso6226(f): 10:10pm On Apr 15, 2018 |
A prominent gay rights attorney who led lawsuits legalizing same-sex marriage set himself on fire in Brooklyn on Saturday morning in a fatal plea for action on issues related to the environment. ![]() The body of David S. Buckel, 60, was found near Prospect Park's baseball fields about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday after a passerby reported a severely burned individual, the New York Police Department said. "I am David Buckel and I just killed myself by fire as a protest suicide," read a handwritten suicide note, according to the New York Daily News. "I apologize to you for the mess." Another note found near his body, which was also emailed to local news outlets, said his self-immolation was a call to action, according to The New York Times. "Pollution ravages our planet, oozing inhabitability via air, soil, water and weather," he wrote in an email, according to the Times. "Most humans on the planet now breathe air made unhealthy by fossil fuels, and many die early deaths as a result — my early death by fossil fuel reflects what we are doing to ourselves." Buckel, who had recently turned his energies to environmental causes, is known for directing major same-sex marriage cases in Iowa and New Jersey in his role as marriage project director for Lambda Legal, a nonprofit organization that promotes civil rights for the LGBT community. He also worked on a lawsuit on behalf of Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was raped and murdered in Falls City, Nebraska, in 1993. Teena's story was portrayed in the movie "Boys Don't Cry." For her portrayal of Teena, Hilary Swank won the Academy Award for best actress. Camilla Taylor, Lambda Legal's acting legal director, said in a statement that Buckel was a "brilliant legal visionary" who was universally kind to all he worked with. "This is a tremendous loss for our Lambda Legal family, but also for the entire movement for social justice," Taylor said. "David was an indefatigable attorney and advocate, and also a dedicated and loving friend to so many. He will be remembered for his kindness, devotion and vision for justice." source : http://www.clintgist.com/prominent-gay-rights-lawyer-sets-himself-on-fire-in-protest-suicide/ cc: lalasticlala , Mynd44
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Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by evanso6226(f): 10:10pm On Apr 15, 2018 |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by Nobody: 10:11pm On Apr 15, 2018 |
minus one gay 2 Likes |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by fulaniHERDSman(m): 10:15pm On Apr 15, 2018 |
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Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by yungEX(m): 10:28pm On Apr 15, 2018 |
FortifiedCity:He's not gay. Can't u read? 1 Like |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by psucc(m): 10:43pm On Apr 15, 2018 |
God punish the devil. |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by naijafella(m): 10:51pm On Apr 15, 2018 |
U neva see anything. U go hear wheeeennn |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by Nobody: 12:14am On Apr 16, 2018 |
hmmm |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by kestolove95(m): 3:07am On Apr 16, 2018 |
yungEX:minus one gay right lawyer 1 Like |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by Momoh7(m): 3:19am On Apr 16, 2018 |
A friend to a gay is also a gay
Argue with ur scrotum 1 Like |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by tetula123(m): 5:52am On Apr 16, 2018 |
home trouble. these are things that's makes you start wondering if the whites are actually as smart as we think. |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by Jabioro: 6:00am On Apr 16, 2018 |
Na so, those who are against preek and pussy would be commiting public suicide one after the other.Nigeria Boborisky should be next ! |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by Hector09(m): 7:02am On Apr 16, 2018 |
Rip, hope u fine peace, LGBTQ family we always be grateful to u |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by yungEX(m): 7:34am On Apr 16, 2018 |
kestolove95:Zombie |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by deeway200(m): 8:03am On Apr 16, 2018 |
from earthly fire to hell fire |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by Nobody: 10:04am On Apr 16, 2018 |
![]() He Was A Wise Man... He Did The Right Thing... 1 Like |
Re: Prominent Gay Rights Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Protest Suicide(pic) by IamaNigerianGuy(m): 6:11pm On Apr 16, 2018 |
Ain't shedding no tears for him... He defended homosexuality and homosexuality is an abomination |
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