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Charles Wright, a 50-year-old gay man and former vice-president of

Cleveland’s National Organization for Women, regularly escorts women

into the Akron Women’s Medical Group, along with his partner, Tom Reke.

Women seeking care are often confronted by hostile right-wing

protesters opposed to a women’s right to choose.

But on July 18, things became violent when Wright was physically

assaulted by one of the right-wingers, who broke six of Wright’s ribs.

The assailant, whose name is unknown, is a member of the extreme-right

religious group Jericho Riders Motorcycle Ministry, which regularly

preaches homophobic and anti-women rhetoric. The Jericho Riders arrived

at the Akron, Ohio, clinic to join protesters harassing women seeking

safe abortions.

The assailant saw Charles and Tom embracing each other and began

yelling homophobic slurs at the couple. When Charles vocally expressed

his offense at the comments, he was assaulted. His aggressor rode off

on his motorcycle immediately after.

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The Akron Police Department, whose precinct is across the street

from the clinic, did not respond until long after the assailant had

left the scene. The protesters refused to give the name of the

assailant, claiming that they did not know him. However, Charles and

Tom both witnessed the protesters greeting the assailant with a

familiar "welcome, brother!" The Akron police are treating the incident

as simple assault—as opposed to felonious assault—which means they will

make no effort to investigate the crime.

A protest was held on Aug. 1 to demand justice for Wright and call

for an end to the attacks on LGBT and women’s rights. The Party for

Socialism and Liberation joins the Akron community in its struggle

against homophobia, women’s oppression and all forms of bigotry.