Latina LGBT Organization Receives Threatening Call
Jul 28, 2012
Organizers of Casa Ruby, a group that recently opened to support LGBT Latina citizens in Washington, DC, have been left reeling this week after reportedly receiving a threatening call. Reports WAMU 8.5: The Spanish-language death threat was left on the voice mail of the newly-opened Casa Ruby, the first and only Latina transgender agency [...]
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