"Provost, a sailor from Houston, was found shot in a guard booth on the base early Tuesday morning. The murderer also tried to set the booth on fire in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence. Military officials are holding a suspect in the brig at Miramar while they investigate."

**Provost was killed because he was a gay man, a gay black man. Not only is homophobia being plastered all over the news and not being labeled as such, but racism is also being swept under the rug. This has got to end.
- Jay Matthew**

"Despite this, military officials have stated that there is nothing in the case to suggest the murder was a hate crime. They have also said that terrorism and gang violence were not motives. No reason for the murder has been released yet, leaving many people to wonder what really happened the night Provost was murdered."

"The tragedy of Provost's death has gained wide attention from the gay community. Provost was gay and was out to many of his fellow servicemembers. He had also complained to his sister, Akalia, that he had been recently harassed in regards to his sexuality. Provost's family encouraged him to report the harassment to superiors, but that was probably not an option. Under the military's discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, Provost could have been discharged if he acknowledged his sexuality to his superiors."

http://www.examiner.com/x-6005-San-Diego-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Vigil-planned-for-murdered-gay-sailor

*WHAT WE WILL BE DOING!

!. Burning candles

2. Talking to people about what happened, why it happened, and how we are all going to stop this from happening again.

3. Waving signs that reflect that homophobia and racisim are still killing people.

"We are still dying because of homopobia, there is your proof"

"How many more bodys do you need to know that it is wrong to hate?"

"Skin Color?
Sexuality?
Reasons To Kill?"

Things of that nature.
*note: Please don't bring something that will only cause more divisiveness to the community. If you don't know what i mean, shoot me your sign idea and ill let you know if it will alienate our own people.

4. Talking to the Media.
***All press contacts will be designated before hand hand.

See all of you there, and please send this to anyone you might think cares about the end of this kind of murderous hatred.