2008: A Spike in Gay Violence?
http://hottopics.gay.com/2008/12/the-severe-beat.html (http://hottopics.gay.com/2008/12/the-severe-beat.html)
12/15/2008
The severe beating of a New York man, whose attackers believed he was gay, is part of a rash of recent attacks within the LGBT community. And now a N.Y. advocacy group suggests the number of reported assaults may rise, once they determine the numbers for 2008.