“In those seconds when he must have realized what was happening to him, Dr. Johnson, causing him to stumble backwards and leave the cliff edge,” Wilson said. Wilson said it was not possible to draw any conclusions beyond a reasonable doubt about what had happened at the clifftop. Scott White told police that he was himself gay and frightened that his homophobic brother would find out. She told the court on Monday that her husband had told her Johnson had run off the cliff. White’s former wife Helen White told police in 2019 that her then-husband had bragged about beating gay men and had said the only good gay man was a dead gay man. White was 18 and homeless when he met 27-year-old Los Angeles-born Johnson at a bar in suburban Manly in December 1988 and went with him to a nearby cliff top at North Head.
He must serve at least eight years and three months in prison before he can be considered for parole. She also said she applied more lenient sentencing patterns in place in New South Wales state in the late 1980s. So far, this has been very successful.Justice Helen Wilson said she did not find beyond reasonable doubt that the murder was a gay hate crime, an aggravating factor that would have led to a longer sentence. “Therefore, our social media and marketing staff are working around the clock to alert moderators at YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and to file DMCA’s (take down of websites featuring stolen content). Others have the right to follow Fair Use laws, but that is not what is happening here,” the statement on the SFMGC website reads. “The video is being illegally copied and placed on YouTube, Instagram and other websites.
“We have dedicated ourselves to being role models, teaching, and spreading the message of love, tolerance and celebration through our music.”Īs of Friday morning, the song could still be seen through some social media accounts, but that the Chorus hopes to change that soon. “After decades of children being indoctrinated and taught intolerance for anyone who is ‘other,’ from using the Bible as a weapon to reparative therapy, it’s our turn,” says the group’s message. “Someone’s gotta teach them not to hate.”Īnother line says: “We’ll convert your children: we’ll make them tolerant and fair.” “We’ll convert your children,” the song says. People on social media defending the song say the lyrics clearly aren’t about converting children to be anything other than to be tolerant of others. (Split into two parts due to Twitter's video limit) /1XpUG0fEja The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus have now made this sick video private, where they boast about "converting" the children of conservatives. One journalist for conservative publications called the video “sick” because the chorus boasts about “converting” the children of conservatives. You won’t approve of where they go at night.” The same vocalist later adds: “Just like you worried, they’ll change their group of friends. “We’ll convert your children,” one vocalist sings. SFGMC says that the lyrics are being taken out of context, yet others point to them being disturbing in any context. “We feel the first action we must take to keep everyone involved with the chorus and the making of this video safe is to turn the video to private,” the statement reads. The video was originally posted on July 1, but SFMGC has since made it private so that it cannot be viewed by the general public.
“Emails to individuals and the chorus office are vitriolic - including threats of harm.” Tim Seelig, executive director Chris Verdugo and board chair Glenn DeSandre.
“As a result, we have seen the user comments on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram become increasingly alarming,” reads the SFMGC statement, which is attributed to artistic director Dr.