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More needs to be done to protect LGBTQ residents in N.J. city, activists demand
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
Photos taken at an Orange For All rally, where some community members allege officials are not taking claims of bias crimes against LGBTQ residents seriously.
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Community members and local organizations are demanding more answers after an investigation into an Orange family’s claims that it has been the victim of bias-based intimidation crimes did not result in any charges.
Earlier this month, Newark LGBTQ Community Center’s Executive Director Beatrice Simpkins penned a letter to Orange Mayor Dwayne D. Warren alleging “biased-based threats” made toward a city resident, Manny “Angel” Ortega, and his family. The Ortega family’s complaints, the letter says, have been repeatedly ignored by law enforcement and city officials.