Police: Man yelled anti-gay slurs and attacked transgender women
PORTLAND, Ore. – Police arrested a man they said attacked two transgender women with a belt buckle as he yelled anti-gay slurs.
According to Portland Police spokesman Lt. Robert King, officers heard about a disturbance on Tuesday evening and arrived at NW 2nd and Burnside to find Reginald McGhee.
McGhee complained to officers that he had been pepper-sprayed by two people, King said. As officers were talking to him, the two transgender women walked up and claimed McGhee had assaulted them.
That’s when McGhee took off running, King said. Officers caught him a few blocks away.
The victims said McGhee approached them as they tried to pass on the sidewalk. They told officers he began yelling anti-gay slurs and profanity has he pulled off his belt and started swinging the buckle at them.
One of the victims said she suffered minor injuries during the attack. The other woman was not hurt.
McGhee faces assault and intimidation charges and was taken to jail.
Due to the racial makeup of this story it is intentionally being allowed to fade. Had the man doing the yelling of so called "slurs" been a white skinhead, this would still be front page news.Â
 @last boyscout Yup... Protected classes must be protected...
I don't know what happened to this...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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Actually my comment was intentionally provocative to check out general consensuses. If we want a better world we need to be better people. While I am an advocate of self-improvement I also look at where humanity is headed as a whole in the realm of morality. Let us not forget the lesson of Sodom and Gomorrah.
I answer to an authority higher than my self. The general trend is that everyone is their own god and as such above personality responsibility for their attitudes or actions or a belief that the law is the supreme authority. I suggest that as a species we rise above convenience and self-indulgence as there many negatives waiting in the wings (global warming, diminishing fuel reserves and over population) that our present intellect cannot successfully address without intervention from a higher authority.
Humanity has unimaginable potential but due to weak morality is less likely to achieve it.
@B E Burns Of course you're a Christian.I can spot you and your ilk a mile away.
To Sam Adams, are you sleeping or hiding? Didn't you see this story? A couple of people that belong to one of your special rights group (your group) have been attacked in public specifically due to their sexual preferences and you're asleep at the wheel. Why haven't you released the "hate crime" dogs? If the attacker was a white guy, you would waste no time throwing out the hate crime bomb and toss in a race card just for good measure. Whats the hold up? Are you afraid to charge a black man with a hate crime? Your decision will set a precedence. Either it is or it is not a hate crime to attack someone based on their sexual preference/identity. Your call.Â
my goodness people. this should be plain and simple. a person attacked 2 other persons with a belt buckle. and that was wrong. nuff said.
Interesting about the definition of"transgender'. But when the rubber meets the road , only God  and chromosomes determine your gender and no matter that sugeries or how they dress, The adams apple tells the tale. A male is born a male and a female is born a female. Sexual preference is a choice not genetic.
 @Civ Yup...
Trans-Gender??? Now there is a Oxy-Moron for you:)
What's the big deal? One psycho attacked another psycho. Typical keep Portland weird day, eh?
Wow.....pretty big news ! I'm falling down laughing.
Politicians can pass all the laws they want to but laws have never changed human behavior.
How many laws does it take to make an outlaw live within the law?
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It was flagrantly stupid to allow gays into the Boy Scouts and to ignore deviants and allow them to inflict their perversity upon any and everyone. McGee did what many have not been able to do because of legal compromises voice his disgust. Prevision is a crime against nature and humanity. Too many politicians don't have the guts to stand up for what is right.
Well done McGee!
 @B E Burns I don't know why you think you get to play God and decide what is perverse. I feel sorry for you that you must lead a very depressing life. Personally, I feel that judgmental people such as yourself are perverse. I really want to hit you with my belt buckle, but I have restraint because I choose to accept and be happy. You should try it.
you are a sick person....Very Sick
 @B E Burns "Prevision is a crime against nature and humanity." Did you intend to allege that "PERVERSION" is a crime???. How about: " B.E. Burns' grammar is a perversion against the English language"???
 @B E Burns Actually there's freedom of speech to voice yourself. Does your god condone random acts of physical violence. You're a ha_teful one, arent'cha.
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Also, when did having foresight (Prevision) become a crime against nature?
@B E Burns So you condone physical violence against glbt people? I bet you call yourself a Christian.
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Havenât you noticed what kids are doing today? Spare the rod spoil the child and todayâs children are spoiled rotten. Yes I am a Christian and very thankful I was allowed to be saved.
By making such a sweeping statement you are implying that I support violence, no but things will compensate and the more one tries to upset the proper nature of things the more severely nature will self-adjust.
Those who live by the sword will die by the sword.
@noneofyourbizzness As a Christian, I resent your comment about Christians condoning violence against the GLBT community. I am very passionate about my beliefs (including what the Bible says about homosexuality) but that doesn't mean I agree with what McGhee did. According to Christ, the two most important commandments have to do with love. The most important one is loving God with everything we have and the second is loving our neighbor as we love ourselves. If I love someone, I'm not going to beat the daylights out of them just because I disagree with their lifestyle.
 @noneofyourbizzness  @theprodigal everyone is entitled to have their own opinion. Just because people don't agree on lifestyle choices (all, not just sexual orientation) does not mean they are bad or hateful. I hope we can all remember this.
 @theprodigal might want to tell that to B E Burns up there condoning violence because "PREvision is a crime against nature and humanity"
@theprodigal I am very happy to read that, as a Christian, you believe in and observe the two most important commandments. Unfortunately, I see so many comments written by "Christians" that seem so filled with hate. Thank you for your post.
@theprodigal Just because someone considers themselves to be Christian doesn't nessisarily make them a good person.Their is plenty of hate for the LGBT community coming from Christians.Here are a couple examples. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2n7vSPwhSU&feature=youtube_gdata_player http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we453KIw4jU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
He looks just like Conrad from "Weeds".
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two wrongs dont make it right.
It's not easy being different.
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@randomdude @swimbad So we're blaming the victims now? I suppose they deserve to be attacked because conservatives don't approve of their freedom to choose how they want to live their lives?
 @noneofyourbizzness  @randomdude  @last I can't stand republicans or democrats genius. They are both busy screwing us, open your eyes smart guy.
 @last boyscout If I may borrow a quote from the article above " attacked two transgender women with a belt buckle"
 @last boyscout physically?
@randomdude @last Is someone prying your eyelids open forcing you to look at this website.You might consider Fox News,I'm sure it will fit your agenda.
@RalphCramden @theprodigal @Speedster @last I wouldn't mind being able to retire from being harassed in the workplace.
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I have been verbally assaulted by a supervisor for my beliefs and filed a hostile work environment. The arbitrator found in my favor and said that verbal assaults can be just as damaging as a physically assault. (Her harassment of my beliefs was one of the reasons I got to retire early. In a way I really should thank her since the had to pay me a bunch of money.
 @noneofyourbizzness  @randomdude  @last It was not profane, threatened no one, and merely expressed an opinion. The media should not be in the business of picking and choosing what can be posted based on if it fits an agenda or not.
@Speedster @last boyscout @noneofyourbizzness Actually, Speedster, an attack can be verbal - ask anyone who has been berated for years by a spouse, parent, etc. That's called abuse even though the perpetrator may never lay a hand on the victim.
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To tell the truth, I have been called many things because of my beliefs (and yes, I am extremely conservative) - ranging from fool to hate-filled bigot. When one person in an argument/debate starts calling the person with the opposite view names, it is definately an attack.
@randomdude @last Katu is a privately owned organization and this forum is their property.Being a commenter is a privilege not a right.They are within their legal right to sensor any content without a explanation
 @noneofyourbizzness  @last  @last WOW katu! that was deleted! PATHETIC! What happened to freedom of speech? I didn't cuss, I didn't call anyone names, WHAT GIVES! I demand an explanation!
@last boyscout @last Regardless,I don't think you are going to get a whole lot of sympathy for turning this verbal and physical attack on law abiding citizens into a personal pity party because liberals don't fall lock step with your right wing rhetoric.
 @noneofyourbizzness  @last If I may borrow a page from the liberal handbook, "damage can occur without physical contact." That must be true, or the PC police wouldn't get so upset about name calling. And, I did not say that I was "physically" attacked. That was your attempt at spin.  Â
 @last boyscout  @noneofyourbizzness If you are physically assaulted, please notify the police. Otherwise I'm guessing these "attacks" are actually people expressing different views than your own.
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Victim much?
@last boyscout When have you been physically attacked by liberals who don't fall in line with your right wing ideology?
 @noneofyourbizzness  noneofyourbizzness, I'm  regularly "attacked" by liberals because of my beliefs, my Suburban, my blown **Chev, my guns, my business, my views on trees, fish and the global warming fairy tale. Do I "deserve" it in your opinion?Â
Are the  "two transgender women" always women trying to be men, or is it men that are trying to be women?
And if he is not charged with a "hate crime", it will only be due to his race.
It's been a long downward spiral since he starred as the black guy in 40 Year Old Virgin.
@civ No.... it means the men act and dress, and live like a woman, but sill have a penis and testicles.
@jonsiesd2 Transgendered is different then Drag Queen, Cross Dressing, etc. Its possible they may be "post-op" and without a penis or testicles.
@Robert G Then why would they be called transgender, instead of just women?Â
@jonsiesd2 Transgender is a term commonly used to refer to people who think, act, dress, behave and look different than the gender to which they were born. This term is also sometimes used to refer to people who have undergone SRS but at that point they IMO should be referred to as the gender they selected - man / woman. So yes, if they were transgendered men they would outwardly present as women - you are correct.