Making Sense of the Senseless
Lawrence Fobes King, also known as Latisha King[1][a] (January 13, – February 14, ), was a year-old student at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California, who was shot twice by a fellow student, year-old Brandon McInerney, and kept on life support for two days afterwards. Newsweek described the shooting as "the most prominent gay-bias crime since the murder of. When Larry King was murdered allegedly due to a classmate's prejudice, some pundits asked if adults were to blame for encouraging him to come out. We can't be sure what adults did or didn't do in this case, but the question remains: Should adults encourage LGBT youth to come out? Former classmate found guilty in murder of gay teen Blaze
Young, Gay and Murdered in Junior High Published Jul 18, at PM EDT updated Nov 05, at PM EDT Newsweek cover for the issue dated July 28, Samuel Woodward, a California man found guilty of murdering his former classmate in in a hate crime, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday. Blaze Bernstein -- a year-old gay, Jewish student at the University of Pennsylvania -- went missing while visiting his family in Newport Beach during winter break in January 
Murder of Larry King
(CBS/AP) OXNARD, Calif. - California teenager Brandon McInerney, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of a gay student, was sentenced Monday to 21 years in prison. McInerney, now 17, didn't speak at the proceeding but his lawyer said the teen is deeply remorseful for his actions. McInerney pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and use of a firearm as part of a plea deal reached in November.
Gay Student's Flamboyant Behavior Blamed For His Murder
The Los Angeles Times ran a story the same day, November 21, which said that the assistant principal at the school, who is openly gay, had been criticized for being "more intent on protecting King's civil rights" than "acknowledging that his dress and behavior were causing problems." In a separate. The Ventura County District Attorney's Office announced today that Brandon, now 17, will be tried as an adult, as he was in his first trial, despite his lawyer's arguments that juvenile court would be a better fit for the case. If convicted in juvenile court, McInerney likely would have faced a shorter sentence and would have been released by age
Boy Who Shot Classmate at Age 14 Will Be Retried as Adult
Samuel Woodward, a California man accused of murdering his former classmate in , has been found guilty in the hate crime case. Join the HuffPost Community. Membership connects you to a movement of readers who believe good journalism builds a better world. 
Calif. teen Brandon McInerney sentenced to 21 years for point
On Feb. 12, , Brandon McInerney, 14, shot Larry King, 15, twice in the back of the head in their eighth-grade English classroom at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, Calif. What. .
Young, Gay and Murdered
An eighth-grade boy was shot to death inside a California junior high school shortly after publicly saying he was gay. . Young, Gay and Murdered in Junior High
TT: The stakes are high. Beyond the tragedy of Lawrence King's murder, students who are targets of anti-gay harassment are skipping school, dropping out of school, changing schools, attempting suicide, committing suicide, taking drugs, drinking. Why don't administrators take it more seriously?. .