Lesbian teen athlete held in stabbings of mother, sister

A star athlete in New Mexico is in custody following the stabbing Monday of her mother and sister. And her coming out as a lesbian may have been a factor in the crime.

Carissa McGee, 16, is considered one of the most gifted basketball, volleyball, and track stars in the state. She has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after her sister and mother were stabbed several times.

Early Monday morning police were called to her Las Cruces home to find 44-year-old Anita McGee and 17-year-old Marie McGee wounded in the front yard of the house next door, bleeding from multiple stab wounds. KOB-TV in Albuquerque reported that Carissa became angry when her mother and sister began ridiculing her for being a lesbian. But a police spokesman would not confirm a motive.

The president of the Las Cruces–area chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Merlyn Risser, says she's saddened that Carissa would be ridiculed for being a lesbian and fears that lack of understanding and tolerance would be the cause of such a traumatic situation. Carissa was expected to appear before a judge as early as Tuesday afternoon. (Sirius OutQ News)

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Name: Marie McGee
Date posted: 2008-08-24 10:35 PM
Hometown: Las Cruces

Comment:

Wow. I didn't know this even existed. For anyone who reads this, I'd just like to clarify a one thing. Carissa was not being ridiculed for having relations with a female. Carissa was thought to be a beautiful person inside and out, regardless of her sexual preference. I admit, my mother was not 'jumping for joy' when Carissa came out but my mother did the best she could for the situation. The disputes, if there were ever any, were over everyday things, Carissa ditching school, under age drinking, not because she was gay but because her girlfriend was thought to be a negative influence. I have no and have never had any objections to my sister being gay. I love(d) her just the same. I would appreciate, if people would stop discussing matters in which they have limited knowledge.

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