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.
SELF-DEFENSE EXPERTS SUGGT THE 5 STRATEGI FOR AVOIDG OR SURVIVG A GAY BASHG
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. So we asked them for advice on how to survive a gay bashg (or avoid one altogether).
GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
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. Pre-planng is always a smart, preventative form of gay bashg fense.
OREGON MAN CHARGED WH USG GRDR TO TARGET GAY MAN ALLEGED HATE CRIME
Even if you’re 18 or younger, Haycraft remds , you n duck to a rtrant or bar as a gay bashg fense.
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. When teachg people how to survive a gay bashg, she remends distance as a good start for a gay bashg fense. I’m not gay!