17 Dead at Gay Party in Mexico
By Advocate.com Editors
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A party in the northern Mexican city of Torreón that was organized by a gay
group on Facebook ended in a bloodbath early Sunday morning when gunmen
opened fire, killing 17 men and women and injuring 18 others.
The Los Angeles Times reports it was one of the highest single-incident
death tolls since the beginning of Mexico's raging drug war in 2006.
President Felipe Calderon launched a military-led offensive against po
