A Note from Wesleyan's Gay-Straight Alliance

Jennifer Jones, Convener of Wesleyan's Gay-Straight Alliance, writes:

Thursday, February 12th marks the first anniversary of the school shooting that claimed the life of openly gay, gender nonconforming eighth-grader Lawrence King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, CA last year.

15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King was shot in the head at the E.O. Green School in Oxnard, California, reportedly for being gay. He was in the eighth grade. King's killer, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney, apparently targeted the student because he was openly gay and sometimes dressed in women's clothes.


The GSA hopes everyone will take a moment to reflect on this event. To learn more about the GSA, contact Jennifer Jones. Her information is available from Wesleyan's online directory.