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Miami Herald
6 hours ago
- Miami Herald
San Francisco's Pink Triangle, symbol of LGBTQ+ rights and Nazi persecution, is vandalized
LOS ANGELES - San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of defacing the famed Pink Triangle, a symbol of LGBTQ+ rights that is installed annually during Pride Month on top of the city's landmark Twin Peaks. Police arrested the suspect after receiving a report around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday of someone vandalizing portions of the dozens of pieces of pink canvas that comprise the triangle. "Officers pursued the male suspect on foot and detained him," the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement. The suspect was arrested and identified as Lester Bamacajeronimo, 19, of San Francisco. "Evidence of vandalism tools were located and seized. Charges are pending," the statement said. "This vandalism is unacceptable in our city and the San Francisco Police Department condemns this act," the police statement said. "San Francisco's Pink Triangle is a powerful symbol of our city's commitment to supporting LGBT rights and commemorates victims of the past." The founder of the triangle project, Patrick Carney, told KRON-TV that the vandal spray-painted the triangle in lines "that go back and forth. ... It damaged 26 of the tarps." Carney said a quick solution would likely involve getting some pink paint to cover up the vandalism. "However, that's a temporary fix, and we'll still have to throw those tarps away," Carney told the news outlet. Carney also told KRON-TV that anti-transgender stickers had been popping up near the triangle, and he and other community members have responded by covering them up with tape or scratching them out. Carney and local officials celebrated the Pink Triangle's 30th annual installation this year, which is held atop Twin Peaks - the second- and third-highest peaks in San Francisco. The giant installation can be seen across the city's downtown, viewable from Market Street and the Castro District. The triangle covers about one acre, and is made up of 175 tarps. It has been vandalized before, with "several pink canvas tarp pieces" having been set on fire, the Pink Triangle's website says. The 2009 incident involved vandals burning the center of the Pink Triangle, Carney told KGO-TV. It has also been graffitied a couple of times in the past, he told the TV station. The Pink Triangle is "a tradition that transforms Twin Peaks into a beacon of pride for all of San Francisco," Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a social media post after speaking at the unveiling of the triangle earlier this month. The Pink Triangle, according to the installation's website, commemorates "gay victims who were persecuted and killed in concentration camps in Nazi Germany." According to the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, "upwards of 15,000 gay men were sent to Nazi concentration camps" and "forced to wear a pink inverted triangle on their uniforms." They were singled out for even more extreme persecution. "Sadly, 60% of gay men sent to concentration camps were killed." The pink triangle has since been reclaimed in the LGBTQ+ community and "serves as a reminder that we cannot allow history to repeat itself," the center said. On Tuesday, the mayor condemned the vandalism. "This hateful act of vandalism does not reflect San Francisco's values and will not be tolerated," Lurie said on social media. State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, called the vandalism a "horrific attack on the LGBTQ community." "The Pink Triangle is a symbol of our community's resilience in the face of hatred and violence," Wiener said in a statement. "We're not going anywhere, and no amount of vandalism or violence will change that. "I'm so grateful for the many volunteers who make the Pink Triangle each year. Nothing will stop this community's spirit, and I'm confident the Pink Triangle will be repaired and back in order quickly," Wiener added. The Pink Triangle will remain on display until June 29. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Los Angeles Times
11 hours ago
- Los Angeles Times
S.F.'s Pink Triangle, symbol of LGBTQ+ rights and Nazi persecution, is vandalized
San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of defacing the famed Pink Triangle, a symbol of LGBTQ+ rights that is installed annually during Pride Month on top of the city's landmark Twin Peaks. Police arrested the suspect after receiving a report around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday of someone vandalizing portions of the dozens of pieces of pink canvas that comprise the triangle. 'Officers pursued the male suspect on foot and detained him,' the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement. The suspect was arrested and identified as Lester Bamacajeronimo, 19, of San Francisco. 'Evidence of vandalism tools were located and seized. Charges are pending,' the statement said. 'This vandalism is unacceptable in our city and the San Francisco Police Department condemns this act,' the police statement said. 'San Francisco's Pink Triangle is a powerful symbol of our city's commitment to supporting LGBT rights and commemorates victims of the past.' The founder of the triangle project, Patrick Carney, told KRON-TV that the vandal spray-painted the triangle in lines 'that go back and forth. ... It damaged 26 of the tarps.' Carney said a quick solution would likely involve getting some pink paint to cover up the vandalism. 'However, that's a temporary fix, and we'll still have to throw those tarps away,' Carney told the news outlet. Carney also told KRON-TV that anti-transgender stickers had been popping up near the triangle, and he and other community members have responded by covering them up with tape or scratching them out. Carney and local officials celebrated the Pink Triangle's 30th annual installation this year, which is held atop Twin Peaks — the second- and third-highest peaks in San Francisco. The giant installation can be seen across the city's downtown, viewable from Market Street and the Castro District. The triangle covers about one acre, and is made up of 175 tarps. It has been vandalized before, with 'several pink canvas tarp pieces' having been set on fire, the Pink Triangle's website says. The 2009 incident involved vandals burning the center of the Pink Triangle, Carney told KGO-TV. It has also been graffitied a couple of times in the past, he told the TV station. The Pink Triangle is 'a tradition that transforms Twin Peaks into a beacon of pride for all of San Francisco,' Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a social media post after speaking at the unveiling of the triangle earlier this month. The Pink Triangle, according to the installation's website, commemorates 'gay victims who were persecuted and killed in concentration camps in Nazi Germany.' According to the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, 'upwards of 15,000 gay men were sent to Nazi concentration camps' and 'forced to wear a pink inverted triangle on their uniforms.' They were singled out for even more extreme persecution. 'Sadly, 60% of gay men sent to concentration camps were killed.' The pink triangle has since been reclaimed in the LGBTQ+ community and 'serves as a reminder that we cannot allow history to repeat itself,' the center said. On Tuesday, the mayor condemned the vandalism. 'This hateful act of vandalism does not reflect San Francisco's values and will not be tolerated,' Lurie said on social media. State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) called the vandalism a 'horrific attack on the LGBTQ community.' 'The Pink Triangle is a symbol of our community's resilience in the face of hatred and violence,' Wiener said in a statement. 'We're not going anywhere, and no amount of vandalism or violence will change that. 'I'm so grateful for the many volunteers who make the Pink Triangle each year. Nothing will stop this community's spirit, and I'm confident the Pink Triangle will be repaired and back in order quickly,' Wiener added. The Pink Triangle will remain on display until June 29.
New York Post
14-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
Coyote caught digging hole near grave in California cemetery in wild video: ‘Maybe he's hungry'
Coyote dug-ly. An unsentimental coyote was spotted digging a hole near a grave at a San Francisco-area cemetery on Mother's Day, wild video showed. The apparent hellhound dug roughly 1 foot into the earth beside a headstone, which was captured by Erin Haley, who was visiting her mother's grave at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, just outside San Francisco in Daly City, KRON-TV reported. 'Seems like a weird place to dig,' Haley remarked in the video. 3 Cemetery officials said the coyote was likely hunting for gophers. Erin Haley 3 At one point, the wily coyote looked right at Haley as she was filming. Erin Haley 'Maybe he's hungry,' one of her children said from the backseat. Haley said that in 24 years of visiting the cemetery, she had never once seen such a sight, SFGate reported. 3 The strange sight was spotted at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Daly City, just outside San Francisco. Google maps The Archdiocese of San Francisco said that the wily coyote was likely not searching for corpses, but instead hunting gophers, who are known to burrow in the hills of Holy Cross Cemetery, according to the outlet. 'We realize how disturbing this looks, but we want to reassure people that the State code governing depth of burials helps protect their loved ones, as do the concrete burial vaults that are used to protect the caskets,' Peter Marlow, communications director for the archdiocese, told SFGate. Cemetery maintenance crews have a process for removing the rodential borrowers, which they believe will ward off any further coyote excavations, the archdiocese told the outlet. Wild coyotes have recently been spotted bopping around the Big Apple — with two sightings in Central Park this past January, including one that caught the hound on tape. Manhattan-based sightings of the furry scavengers have drastically increased since 2019.
