A gay man was btally beaten wh a metal pipe and robbed of his walker while bystanrs ignored him Brooklyn, New York.
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- GAY MAN BTALLY BEATEN WH METAL POLE AND ROBBED OF HIS WALKER AS BYSTANRS IGNORED HIM
- SELF-DEFENSE EXPERTS SUGGT THE 5 STRATEGI FOR AVOIDG OR SURVIVG A GAY BASHG
- GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
- OREGON MAN CHARGED WH USG GRDR TO TARGET GAY MAN ALLEGED HATE CRIME
GAY MAN BTALLY BEATEN WH METAL POLE AND ROBBED OF HIS WALKER AS BYSTANRS IGNORED HIM
* gay man bashed *
A gay man was btally beaten wh a metal pipe and robbed of his walker while bystanrs ignored him Brooklyn, New York. That’s when two people targeted him bee he is gay, he told FOX 5 New York, takg off wh his mobile phone, at, money and walker. In return, I got gay-bashed’.
“In return, I got asslted, I got gay-bashed, I got robbed of my belonggs. Edwards knows homophobia all too well. In 2018, a subway rir hurled homophobic sults at him bee he bumped to him.
“[Edwards] is not hurtg anyone, ” Ann Valz, a muny lear, said, Gay Cy News reported. The prospect of beg gay bashed is que sry, but Carolyne Haycraft, the executive director of EMERJ-SafeNow, an anizatn that teach cultural-specific strategi for preventg vlence, says there’s no need to nstantly fear beg attacked and has suggtns for effective gay bashg fense that uld help you learn how to survive a gay bashg. Together wh Aman Weaver, a lbian woman who works as an EMERJ-SafeNow facilator and curriculum veloper, the two have tght gay bashg fense class to LGBTQ people.
SELF-DEFENSE EXPERTS SUGGT THE 5 STRATEGI FOR AVOIDG OR SURVIVG A GAY BASHG
So we asked them for advice on how to survive a gay bashg (or avoid one altogether).
Here are the gay bashg fense methods they suggted. Also, if your statn is a nservative area (filled wh possible queer-phob), a place of drkg or an area known for gay bashgs, prepare to be extra vigilant, keepg your ey and ears open.
GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
Pre-planng is always a smart, preventative form of gay bashg fense. Even if you’re 18 or younger, Haycraft remds , you n duck to a rtrant or bar as a gay bashg fense.
OREGON MAN CHARGED WH USG GRDR TO TARGET GAY MAN ALLEGED HATE CRIME
While fear and tun n be helpful a dangero suatns, Haycraft says, stayg clear-head n also help when figurg out how to survive a gay bashg.
She says that we live a cultural climate where more people feel ’s OK to make racist, sexist and homophobic statements. Weaver strs g posive affirmatns to help keep yourself lm, nfint and empowered durg a gay bashg fense.