$0$0$0$0 On Saturday August 1, 2009, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in Tel Aviv was attacked. A masked individual entered the LGBT center and opened fire, killing a 17-year-old girl and a 26-year-old man. Fifteen others were wounded and some remain in critical condition.  $0$0 This is a hard blow for people of the LGBTcommunity because these were just children and did not deserve to be the attention of so much hate that this gunman had towards them. $0$0 Yesterday I attended a vigil for the people in Tel Aviv at Bethune Street with the Y.E.S. (Youth Enrichment Services) program of The Center on 208 West 13th Street.$0$0           There were speakers from the Israeli community and Speaker Christine Quinn. But what really stood out to me were some of the speakers from the Y.E.S. Program. $0$0 In this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwoCaTfsxtM)Damien, a youth part of the Y.E.S. program, talks about how this situation has really affected her. I think that at this point I realized how hard the youth of the LGBT community have to work to let people know that we need support and help. $0$0 ItâÂÂs sad that this gunman would walk into a community that was meant for youth to express themselves, and ends up showering them with his hate. My heart goes out to all those people thatwere affected by this event.$0$0http://www.cbst.org/About/News/In-the-wake-of-tragedy-we-support-our-LGBT-friends-in-Israel$0$0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWPu3v8lKYE$0$0 $0