Gay Couple Attacked in SoHo, Hours After Thousands Rally Against Hate Crimes
THUS IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN!
Members of the LGBT community and their supporters gather to speak out after a string a bias attacks.
A gay couple was attacked early Tuesday in SoHo, hours after thousands marched to protest the killing of a gay man and several other bias attacks that have shaken the community, NBC 4 New York has learned.
Police are also investigating a beating in the East Village as another possible bias attack, sources said.
In the SoHo assault, law enforcement sources said the two men, 41 and 42, were walking on Broadway between Prince and Houston streets at about 5 a.m. when two men started yelling anti-gay remarks in English and Spanish. The victims are Hispanic.
The men were both punched, and one suffered an eye injury, sources said.
Police said two men, 32 and 33, were arrested and face a charge of assault as a hate crime.
In the wake of the violence, officials said Monday that police would increase their presence there and in nearby neighborhoods through the end of June, Gay Pride Month.
Police say there has been a rise in anti-gay crimes overall so far this year, to 24 from 14 during the same period last year.
THIS IS REALLY CRAZY AND MUST STOP!
I SWEAR ITS TIME TO STARTING FUCKING MOTHERFUCKERS UP FOR REAL
ReplyDeleteTHIS SHIT IS CRAZY
CAN U SAY "STICHES'