''I remember being hit hard, where I fell and my hands were bruised falling directly on the ground.... As of now, there's feelings of shame, of guilt.... Did I encourage this? And was I strong enough?.... I live in a bubble. I forget that around the world ... this happens to people for a multitude of reasons. It was a surprise, absolutely.... Violence against anyone - gay, whatever it may be - we need to come together and stand up and say we're not going to tolerate this.''

Jerry Knight, 41, of Seattle, WA, speaking about being attacked by two men in that city's Capitol Hill neighborhood while wearing a sailor's outfit. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) In addition to two other incidents of gay people being attacked since the year began, eleven gay bars received a letter threatening to poison customers with ricin. A vigil has been planned. (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)