| WOW!??!? REALLY??? after ALL THESE YEARS, WE ARE STILL JUDGING AND HURTING OTHERS BASED ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION???!!!??? That it soooo 1980! Get with the times and change your minds!! It is ridiculous and very unbecoming to judge others based on things they cannot change!!!!! Justice will prevail!!! Check out this writing ..... compliments of www.instinctmagazine.com NYPD Searching For Four Men In Connection With Attack Of NYC Gay Couple In Broad Daylight |  |  |
| Written by Jonathan Higbee | Tuesday, 07 May 2013 |
| Tags: new york city, hate crimes, nick porto, kevin atkins |
Bigots are getting brasher in their violent attacks on gay men, it seems, after the latest "potential" hate crime to hit national headlines goes down in Manhattan in the afternoon. Boyfriends Nick Porto and Kevin Atkins had just finished brunch when they were attacked on their walk home near Madison Square Garden, at the always crowded intersection of Eigth Avenue and 34th/35th Streets. 
DNA Info reports on the attack:
The pair were assaulted on Eighth Avenue, between West 34th and West 35th Street about 5 p.m., cops said — as the Indiana Pacers played the Knicks on Sunday.
Police said could not say whether the attack was a hate crime, as it was still under investigation, but Porto, who was left with a broken nose and severe headaches, said there was no doubt in his mind...
...Porto said that he and Atkins, 22, were walking arm-in-arm down Eighth Avenue after a leisurely brunch when a group of men he said were in their early-to-mid 20s and wearing Knicks jerseys started shouting slurs at the couple.
"They called us f----ts," said Porto, a clothing designer. "They made fun of my jeans — I made the jeans myself, for that day."
When Porto turned around asked why they were shouting at him, the group of men knocked the pair to the ground and began to violently kick and punch them, he said.
The NYPD today released an image of one of the four men they're looking for in the case. Anyone with information on the above man should contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com. |
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