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Anti-gay attack reported on 4th Street in Austin - Dallas Voice
Attacking people on the basis of their race, gender, or sexual orientation is about the most moronic behavior I can imagine.
Bobby Beltran said he and his friend had just left Rain, a gay bar, at about 1:30 a.m. When they hugged each other goodbye on the sidewalk, some men in a passing vehicle yelled, “****ing faggots, stop that queer ****!”
After Beltran yelled at the men to “get out of here,” all five of them jumped out of the vehicle and attacked him and his friend. Beltran said he fought back but suffered cuts and bruises and a black eye. His friend may have suffered a broken jaw. The attackers quickly jumped back in the vehicle, which was parked in the middle of the street, and drove off.
“I’ve never in my life been in any kind of violent situation, especially a hate crime, so it’s been pretty traumatic,” Beltran said. “Austin is supposed to be a gay haven, especially on 4th Street. What scares me even more is that nobody even helped.”
Attacking people on the basis of their race, gender, or sexual orientation is about the most moronic behavior I can imagine.