Humpday News Roundup: The Devolution Edition
May 19, 2021
This is How it Feels to Win
While Lake County is wallowing around at about 36% vaccinated or nearly vaccinated, Benton County has topped the billboard with 67% fully vaccinated and another 11% on the way. Hood River County is edging up on us at 66% fully and 11% nearly, so we want y’all to go on out there and get that needle in your arm, because we’re looking to stay number 1 in the state! [And, thanks everyone that’s been vaccinated, we feel safer knowing you’re our neighbors.]
Oregon County Goes Legally Rouge
Oregon’s very own Columbia County (one of those counties that borders Washington) recently voted in a measure that forbids local officials from enforcing many – let’s make that most – state and federal laws concerning guns. The measure even allows the county to impose fines on those who try to enforce those laws. “Second Amendment Sanctuary” laws have been voted in around the country
Gay Ali Fazeli Beheaded and Left Under a Tree Sparking Anger in Iran
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An Iranian man was murdered in a vile homophobic attack mere days before he was due to join his partner in Turkey.
On May 4, Alireza was lured into a car by his brother, who told him their father wanted to speak with him.
An Iranian man was murdered in a vile homophobic attack mere days before he was due to join his partner in Turkey. Pic: Alireza Fazeli-Monfared/Twitter
The young man was driven to the village of Borumi, where he was murdered and beheaded by his relatives in a brutal ‘honour killing’.
Tragically, it has emerged that Alireza was killed days before he was due to leave Iran to live with his partner, Aghil Abyat, in Turkey.
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Alireza Monfared s death sparked new worries for global safety of LGBTQ people.
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Alireza Monfared, a 20-year-old who was gay, was allegedly killed by family members, just days before he could leave Iran to seek asylum, according to multiple reports.
News of his early May death made headlines in the U.S. this week thanks in part to LGBTQ news sites and actors such as Dan Levy and singer Demi Lovato sharing the story on social media.
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AN IRANIAN man was brutally murdered by his family after they discovered he was gay, according to reports.
Ali Fazel Monfared, 20, was found dead under a palm tree in the village of Borumi, Iran, following a suspected homophobic ‘honour killing.’
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According to reports was brutally murdered by members of his family because he was gayCredit: Instagram
The incident is alleged to have occurred after the 20-year-old applied for a military exemption over his sexuality, for which a card arrived home – and was picked up by unaware relatives.
It is claimed that, when the victim returned home, Mr Monfared s half-brother and two of their cousins then lured him into a car before “beheading him,” according to Iran Wire.
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