Difference between revisions of "Zak Kostopoulos"

Revision as of 15:23, 29 December 2019

Country

Greece

Birth - Death

1985 - 2018

Occupation

Activist

Description

Prominent gay activist who was brutally beaten to death on Sept. 21, 2018. The violence was captured on camera and broadcast widely, and catapulted into the national conversation. Famous as the drag queen, Zackie Oh.

See Also

• Prominent LGBTQ Deaths in 2018

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/05/my-son-zak-kostopoulos-was-kicked-to-death-in-greece/
• https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-09-25/anti-gay-violence-rise-greece-year-after-murder-lgbtq-activist

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