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GLBT, said Myers had already left a mark on the
school where he has spent two years.
"Chad contacted Campus GLBT Outreach the
summer before he transferred here and has been
the best thing that has happened to us in terms of
visibility" Dwight said.
Dwight said she was thrilled when Myers was
elected homecoming king.
"I think that proves what a huge impact Chad
has had in terms of dispelling myths and stereo-
types about LGBT persons here on campus,"
Dwight said. "I know it doesn't mean that most
students are completely comfortable with homo-
sexuality but at least it shows they honor the
contribution that Chad makes to the diversity of
our campus."
Dwight said she was also proud of everyone
who voted for Myers.
Myers said that so far no one has made any
sarcastic comments, such as did he consider run-
ning in both categories.
"I don't get a lot of harassment — at least to
my face," Myers said. "I'm sure there's plenty of
talk that goes on behind my back."
Myers said he hopes that during his college
career he has helped dispel the stereotype of gay
and lesbian people as "awkward, weird people."
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to trial this week, but the prosecutor dismissed
the charges against the defendant on Oct. 23
because of a technicality in the wording of the
charge and then re-filed the charge. McKee's
name was misspelled.
"They had blamed the police report for the
misspelling of my name, but it was really the dis-
trict attorney's office that screwed up," McKee
said.
McKee said he wanted to go to trial immedi-
ately, regardless of the technicality.
Now, it will likely be another nine months
before the case goes to court again, McKee said.
The charges originally were filed on March
13,2006.
Lee Ann Breading, first assistant district attor-
ney, did not return a message left at her office.
Denton County criminal records show an
assault charge is pending against George Clifton
Young, 26, who is charged in connection with an
assault on McKee Dec. 3, 2005.
McKee said two men assaulted him after he
left a tavern on Fry Street and was observed kiss-
ing a gay friend goodbye. The two men followed
him to his car and assaulted him while he was on
the phone to a 911 operator asking for help.
McKee, who works in the mental health field
as a case manager, said he was beaten and
kicked, and that he suffered bad bruising from
the attack.
The two men fled the scene, but he saw the
defendant about 10 days later and followed him
home. He called police who arrested Young.
McKee said the second man has not been
charged, and that Young claims it is a case of
mistaken identity.
Young is 6-foot and weighs 300 pounds,
according to jail records.
Several people, including Dallas Gay and
Lesbian Alliance President Pete Webb, joined
McKee in a morning-long protest on the steps of
the Denton County Courthouse on Monday. A
total of about 25 people showed up during the
protest, Webb said.
Webb said he joined the protest because the
prosecutors do not seem to be supportive of
McKee.
"I was there in support of him and in support
of his rights for justice and equality" Webb said.
"We're talking about another nine months this
gentleman has to wait to receive his day in court.
It's not fair to him."
Webb said he was surprised to hear about such
a crime occurring so close to the university.
"It was a horrific incident that occurred,"
Webb said. "To think that in this day and age
someone could be attacked simply because they
are gay or lesbian, and that it occurred right there
in Denton close to the university."
Paul Scott, executive director of Equality
Texas, said he is interested in McKee's case
because it highlights a problem his organization
is seeing in the state. The hate crime law was
enacted in 2001, but law enforcement agencies
have done a poor job of enforcing the law in
many areas, he said.
Of 1,300 cases filed since 2001, only eight
have been successfully prosecuted, Scott said.
"We're doing some initial research to see what
are the barriers to prosecution," Scott said.
Scott said he has discovered that law enforce-
ment agencies in some areas are unaware of the
law's existence.
Scott said State Sen. Rodney Ellis of Houston
is advocating reopening the hate crimes law to
strengthen its enforcement.
Equality Texas plans to ask its Dallas-area
members to push McKee's cause and urge the
Denton County prosecutors to pursue maximum
charges in the case.
For infonnation visit www.equalitytexas.oi~g.
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