Damian Furtch
New York City police are searching for two men responsible for a hate crime attack on a gay man in the city’s West Village over the weekend.
Via Steph Watts, Watts Up With This???:
26 year old Damian Furtch was on his way home from work at a restaurant late Sat night (Sunday morning), when he stopped off at a McDonalds in NYC’s West Village ( a predominantly gay area) to get some food. It was approx. 4:30 am.
While inside the restaurant Damian noticed 2 men staring at him — giving him “looks” — we have all been there, we know what this feels like. It was late, Damian was tired, he felt uncomfortable and he didn’t want any trouble so he left.
He was across the street, walking away while on the phone to a friend when the 2 men from McDonalds approached him and asked him “if he had a problem” before he knew it he was punched in the face by one man, then instantly felt another punch by the second perp, and then he heard it — “You Fucking Faggot,” the words as hurtful as the punches.
Furtch took several punches to the face before escaping his attackers. He fled to a nearby hospital.
“Well I thought I was safe in the city I loved, but apparently wearing florescent colored clothing and pink shoe laces really bother some fucking assholes to blind side me and hit me …. 4 stitches, thanks bitches,” Furtch posted on his Facebook page on Sunday, along with additional photos.
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WTF!!!
I hope they find the perps.
this has to stop .
that is fuck-up
That is fucked up!
wtf is going on in NY,this is like every damn week now.got to stop this ,it is madness!!!!
this shit has got to end
2 straight men in a predominately gay area? makes you question why they were really there.
I hope they die. Seriously they deserve it
Its a shame that sum ppl were not raised to kno betta, how many of our rainbow family members has 2 b hurt & killed b4 the nation will take a stand..This is so sad truely *sigh*……….
Its a shame that sum ppl were not raised to kno betta, how many of our rainbow family members has 2 b hurt & killed b4 the nation will take a stand..This is so sad truely *sigh*……….
i am wondering my self why were they there in the first place
I hope they suffer the same mental pain the attacked does everyday he has to walk the streets in shame while the world hates him :’P
I hope they suffer the same mental pain the attacked does everyday he has to walk the streets in shame while the world hates him :’P
smh
keep a look out i am sure that the westburo baptist church will thank the men who did this those fucking people need to die already i wish death on nobody but think of all of the funerals they ruined and that time they thanked the two boys who killed that kid and tied him to a fence leaving him to die and they fucking thanked the boys who did that shit all 80 of those fucks need to be killed already before they do any real damage.
That area is seems safe but never because all the loosers from projects !
There are many heterosexual people in that area. The problem are homophobic people, not heterosexuals.
Something is wrong with the world when people think this ok. When r people gonna let others live their own lives
Ugh. Some people have WAY to much testosterone in their systems.
Hello World
ZERO Tolerance about HATE crimes !!!
It is really sad that we live in a world where people are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than two men holding hands :/ This violence and hatred needs to stop
What’s messed up is that it was in a predominately gay neighborhood. These two people knew that and were intentionally looking to do this. It befuddles me to think people are capable of such random cruelty without reason.
What compels two men who have never met another man in their life to violently lay their fists into his soul? Repressed homosexual desires? A lack of awareness or respect for other ways of being? A deep unseated self hatred played out against those individuals whose countenance is too close to home? Negative stereo types in the community? A re inforced and vilified code of behavior that endorses such prejudices by the church, the community or other social leaders, or by even the media or our culture at large? Or how about a deep unseated despair and self aggrandizement of self that can not help but explode on others when in actuality the disdain is wholly directed at oneself?
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2011/03/damian-furtch-is-beaten-because-hes-gay-whats-up-with-that/
We will not be moved and I am all for getting involved in a peaceful protest to and on city hall, unless we speake up and stand up for our rights no one will give a shit, if you are down for this please let me know or let me know how I can get involved to make our voices heard. Enough is enough lets not continue to take this BS, the next person to be assulted may be you or someone you know/love.
Follow normal and ordained natural laws of nature and this situaion will not happen. Which means men should marry women and women should marry men. the disgusting pracice of gay and lesbianism got Damien bashed. Cheers…..
don’t wear gay clothing next time, maybe you won’t get your sissy ass beat.
jeez– if you just dress normal and stop being all wierd you wouldn’t create all these problems 4 urself dummy