NBC Affiliate KXAN Reports On Gay Bashing In Austin,Texas
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Cade Michals
Members of the Austin Gay Softball Team apparently targeted and beaten due to their being Gay.
The prominent story being covered in Austin, Texas recently has been the fatal plane crash of a disgruntled man into the building that housed the IRS field office. This weekend however, according to NBC network affiliate KXAN NBC4 Austin, there was also this report of a hate crime against two men who are members of a local Gay Softball Team apparently targeted and beaten due to their being Gay.
Emmanuel Winston told NBC4 that after the attack;
"It just hit me that I'd just been targeted for a hate crime, and I was attacked because I was gay. We want people to know that its not ok to do this and we're taking a stand because we don't want people to live in fear."
NBC4 reported that the two players, wearing their jerseys during a night out downtown, were walking near Austin City Hall when they were targeted for a beating. Matt Morgan and Emmanuel Winston say they've filed a complaint with Austin Police after a group of men beat them down, yelling slurs, late Friday night. Winston's teammate, Matthew Morgan, remarked;
"I'm not gonna go through this and nothing...no action be taken. This is a walk that I've made, that probably everyone on this field has made numerous times and felt safe."
A spokesperson for KXAN said that NBC4 News will be following this story and has contacted Austin police for more details regarding the investigation.
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