Midtown Gay Bashing - Video interview of victim's friend and community reaction

[TheDystopiaInside]

I understand the desire to film this on location, but this is too important to be LITERALLY UN-HEARABLE!

[carryclass]

we have the libarals who think that conflict resolution, peer mediation, and sensitivity training will solve problems to thank for things like this. bashers are violent thugs who will never be reasoned with. they are killers. it is a completley hopeless and a fools bet to believe otherwise.

[carryclass]

i'm gay. gay people have to learn that police and hate crime laws are worthless. neither will protect you. learn to use and carry a gun. ARMED GAYS DONT GET BASHED. bashers are criminals. even a criminal with a gun does not want an armed victim. they are not looking for a fair fight. i disgusts me how naive gays tend to be about this. gun control only disarms peaceful law abiding citizens and leaves them to be helpless victims. CANDLEIGHT VIGILS MAKE ME SICK.

[popazz1]

Well,it's no surprise that there were TWO of them 'cause rarely,if ever do you hear of 'queer-bashers' acting alone! These jerks must've felt really brave attacking a lone individual as a pair. I despair of the so-called human race at times.

[MrSativa1]

AIDS CURES FAGS!!!!! KILL THE FAGGOTSSS FUCKIN QUEERS!!! WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION!!! THEY ARE TRYING TO SPREAD THEIR DISEASE AND DISEASE TO GOOD PEOPLE!!!!

[popazz1]

@MrSativa1 ,

So,how do you explain heterosexuals contracting HIV/AIDS,you pathetic moron?!

[IronicAtheist]

@MrSativa1 If you mean "convince" them to be gay, you are retarded, alot of straight people hang around, talk to, chill with, etc. people who are gay... You are the FAGGOT, that term means to be burned alive in a bundle of sticks, if anyone could deserve that, it's you NIGGER! (anyone wondering wtf about that, i do not know his race, i merely meant the very definition of the word which is ignorant person, people like this guy i said that to, is what the word is meant for)

[KINGxTROLL]

homosexual is a social illness upon all civilized people

[wlfee1969]

Still, the term homophobia carries only as much weight as the definition it is given, and the one given above is largely inadequate. It does not fit the definition of other phobias and is too broad, too general, for a phobia. Still those who use it continue to use it because that it implies that not only are their opponents wrong, not only are they evil, but they are some how insane or mentally challenged.

[Sebizzar]

@wlfee1969 Uh, homophobes /are/ pretty much mentally challenged. Especially after reading your comments, sheesh you need therapy.

[wlfee1969]

@Sebizzar Define mentally challenged? Would seem to me a bunch of people parading down main street in drag, not sure of their sexual orientation would much better define the term then your lame attempt at justifying homophobic as legitimate, lol.

Furthermore, what degree do you hold in determining whether or not one needs "therapy"?

Maybe you should take your own advice? Especially after responding to a 6 month old dispute that has not seen any activity until yesterday!

[Sebizzar]

@wlfee1969 No thanks, i'm not your teacher. You want to be homophobic? Too bad so sad, it's only up to you to be a better person.

[wlfee1969]

@Sebizzar Obviously that is what you are trying to be (You commented to me remember?)... You assume I am mentally challenged yet make vague references as to why.

By the way, there is no "pretty much" concerning the condition of challenged... Either one is or one isn't.

Any less would constitute a "learning disability",

Something you may want to look into considering the meaningless rhetoric that have little merit to the "opinions" you try and portray as fact..

Move along now, move along.

[Sebizzar]

@wlfee1969 Sorry, they /are/ facts. You seem like a smart person, so why are you so brainwashed with homophobia? Like i said, only you can change yourself.

[XforeverlongingX]

@wlfee1969 You just blab on and on, don't you? A phobia is an illogical fear. Get over it. If you have problems with gay people that becomes your problem, not theirs. If you can't accept it, move aside.

[jagrench62]

cant gay people get CCW permits. next time i am in atlanta i am going to wear my fusca izod and a pink tutu and bashers beware, cause i can make you fun turn into horror like lightning quick.

[kassandrasduplex]

wifee 69, your obsession with homosexuals is showing.... better watch that, you might get a reputation. And yer still a wacko. And yer homophobia is on display for the entire world to see. You are making a fool of yourself. Just go get a boyfriend and a hotel room, you'll feel better.

[wlfee1969]

You see, there is a big difference between you and I "shellfish"

The main one being that I really do not care what "reputation" I may get...

The second one being that I stand up for my beliefs, and can argue the point, unlike yourself! lol...

And, with your twisted mindset, you are not capable of realizing who is really being a fool...

After all, YOU STILL CANNOT DISPUTE MY PERFECTLY EXECUTED COMMENT!!!

Stay on topic shell, (if possible) disprove the facts... You can't!!! ohyea!

[wlfee1969]

This word "homophobic" is a construction of the gay community to insinuate that anyone? who doesn't like homosexuality must have some sort of mental illness or behavioral aberation.

Homophobe means "fear of the same", however the term is doubly wrong, in that firstly, there is no fear, or phobia, but rather dislike, and secondly, the object of dislike is not the same, but quite different.

This word has no power and is a fabrication of homosexual propagandist agenda.

You cant touch this.

[idaman12345]

@wlfee1969 homophobia according to the dictionary is:: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals

and is very real and not some "construction of the gay community"

i touched that and then some

[wlfee1969]

@idaman12345 Yawn... It is what it is. Means nothing to me.

[wlfee1969]

@idaman12345 Homo: any of a genus (Homo) of hominids, consisting of existing humans (H. sapiens) and certain extinct species of humans (H. erectus and H. habilis)... So, this means male of female... "HUMAN".

Phobia Means the fear of...

websters NEW WORLD dictionary claims what you say. But it also states "sexual" in parentheses after homo. So, there you have it... A point of view statement or, "commonly" accepted". A fabrication by the gay community.

[XforeverlongingX]

@wlfee1969 No, you idiot, homo can refer to homogeneous without any reference to a human being. It's often used in chemistry to describe relations between substances.

[XforeverlongingX]

@wlfee1969 Poorly evolved failure of the human race. Shame on you.

[Sebizzar]

@kassandrasduplex LoL yeah just ignore him. He needs to get a life & accept that he IS a homophobe. But maybe if he gets a life he won't be one anymore xP

[wlfee1969]

@Sebizzar "Just ignore him"? Does not 5 months of silence constitute just that???

Talk about "mentally challenged"...

[u0tube0video0critic]

Lev 20:13 "'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them

have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will

be on their own heads.

[kassandrasduplex]

@u0tube0video0critic And then Jesus came and brought the New Testament and all the old garbage became obsolete. Of course the Bible also condones slavery and stoning people for eating shellfish.

[kassandrasduplex]

@u0tube0video0critic I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

[smileydoodlebug]

Why are some homophobes such pricks? Can't they just leave us alone?! Why do they think that they are so superiour over LGBTs so much we have to suffer? What have we done wrong?

[wlfee1969]

This word "homophobic" is a construction of the gay community to insinuate that anyone? who doesn't like homosexuality must have some sort of mental illness or behavioral aberation.

Homophobe means "fear of the same", however the term is doubly wrong, in that firstly, there is no fear, or phobia, but rather dislike, and secondly, the object of dislike is not the same, but quite different.

This word has no power and is a fabrication of homosexual propagandist agenda.

It was a hate crime...

[kassandrasduplex]

@wlfee1969 You are a wacko.

[wlfee1969]

Why, thankyou!!! now crawl back under that rock you came up from little lobster...

It's funny, how you can argue the bible, yet can only flick your little tail like the frustrated tiny rocklobster you are concerning my comment.

I am glad to see I could get under your "shell" with my homophobe fact!!!

It amuses me that the best you could do is be the spineless lobster you are, and call me a wacko! 

Honestly thoough , I would expect no less from a flaming lib!!!

[idaman12345]

@wlfee1969 and i wouldnt expect anything other than insults and lies coming from some con

[kassandrasduplex]

@wlfee1969 You're still a wacko.

[wlfee1969]

and you still can't dispute my comment, lol!

So, move along now shellfish...

[kassandrasduplex]

@wlfee1969 And you're STILL a wacko. I'm not interested in responding to your homophobia, just in letting you know you're a wack job. Give us a kiss ;-)

[wlfee1969]

Oh come now, we both know that it has nothing to do with you not being interested.

You are be-littled and shamed by the fact that, you still cannnot dispute my comment!

Poor little shellfish, run along now! lol...

[wlfee1969]

This word "homophobic" is a construction of the gay community to insinuate that anyone? who doesn't like homosexuality must have some sort of mental illness or behavioral aberation.

Homophobe means "fear of the same", however the term is doubly wrong, in that firstly, there is no fear, or phobia, but rather dislike, and secondly, the object of dislike is not the same, but quite different.

This word has no power and is a fabrication of homosexual propagandist agenda.

Sweet, perfect,logic.

[kassandrasduplex]

@wlfee1969 The Ex-Gay wack jobs "claim that, "Technically, however, the term actually denotes a person who has a phobia — or irrational fear — of homosexuality. Principled disagreement, therefore, cannot be labeled 'homophobia.'

There is no "principled disagreement" with homosexuality. Only homophobia. The "principles" of the anti-gay crowd are BOGUS and have been exposed as such for decades. So you see, yer still a wack job.

[wlfee1969]

Shellfish, I Think you need to research "wacko". Good job of copy and paste btw.

However, you failed miserably to make an argument. Basically, you have just agreed with my sugically precise, well executed comment lol.

It is interesting to note though, how miserably you tried to "spin" the copy and paste to suit your own LAME agenda!

So, out of fairness to the original "author" you STOLE from.... I will paste it "word" for "word" so others may see just how ignorant you really are. lol!!!

[wlfee1969]

The term "homophobia", as applied to criticism of homosexuality, implies that all such criticism is irrational (see phobia). Commenting on its psychological use, WorldNetDaily managing editor David Kupelian states, continued...

[wlfee1969]

This is how the "marketers of evil" work on all of us. They transform our attitudes by making us feel as though our "super uncomfortable" feelings toward embracing unnatural or corrupt behavior of whatever sort a discomfort literally put into us by a loving God, for our protection somehow represent ignorance or bigotry or weakness.[1]

Continued...

[wlfee1969]

Homophobia is an etymologically incorrect term which most directly denotes "an unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality",[2] but it also includes a fear of increased political and social power of homosexuals in advancing their agenda.

The term is used regularly by activists to describe several kinds of people, which may or may not match the actual definition of "fear of homosexuals and homosexuality".

Poor shellfish, try and be creative ok?

Continued.

[wlfee1969]

The recipients of the homophobia label include those who feel uncomfortable around homosexuals, those who reveal that they oppose "gays", and even those who may privately support homosexuality but who fail to publicly support homosexuals when called upon to do so.

furthermore "shellfish" there is a "principled disagreement" by HETEROSEXUALS with conservative TRADITIONAL values. So, you are ABSOLUTELY clueless, and spinless for understating the "recognized" facts, and disputing the obvious.

[wlfee1969]

The word comes from combining the Greek prefix homo-, meaning "same", and suffix -phobia, meaning "fear of". In its early usage, the term described heterosexual fears that others might think they were homosexual [4] The neologism was promoted by George Weinberg, a gay activist and psychologist, who attempted to define it in clinical literature shortly before the downgrading of homosexuality as a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association in 1973.

Continued.

[wlfee1969]

Weinberg claimed it was "the dread of being in close quarters with homosexuals -- and in the case of homosexuals themselves, selfloathing."[5] The term then entered common usage beginning with pornographic publications. [6] Continued...

[wlfee1969]

A study by University of Arkansas researchers concluded that the word "homophobia," is technically incorrect. Doctoral student Bunmi Olatunji, lead author of the study stated that homophobia is not actually a fear, and therefore it should not be "pathologized," or treated as a disease would be treated. The 138 participants in the 2001-2002 study, whose gender preferences were unknown to the researchers, were asked to complete a series of questionnaires and surveys. Continued...

[wlfee1969]

While some subjects displayed conservative sexual attitudes of elevated levels of disgust and dread of contamination toward homosexuals, the results showed a negative correlation between attitudes about homosexuals and measures of fear or anxiety.

The term's meaning has not been accepted or agreed upon within the psychological therapeutic community...

Oh snap!!! poor little shellfish. Continued...

[wlfee1969]

William O'Donohue and Christine E. Caselles [7] have concluded based upon research within the therapeutic community a clear understanding of the term has not been adequately evaluated and it is not clear whether the term can be accurately characterized. They have concluded, "the construct of homophobia, as it is usually used, makes an illegitimately pejorative evaluation of certain open and debatable value positions, much like the former disease construct of homosexuality."

Hmm. continued...

[wlfee1969]

Gregory M. Herek, a psychology professor at the University of California at Davis, and a recognized authority on prejudice against lesbians and gay men, credits psychologist George Weinberg with inventing the word homophobia in the late 1960s. However, the word "has a number of problems with it," said Herek, particularly because there is no basis for the "phobia" suffix in a clinical sense.

Oh shit shellfish... You have been "owned" !!!

[wlfee1969]

Connie Ress, a regional media manage at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation stated that she had no intention of dropping the use of the word due to semantical controversy, as discrimination against gay and the need for laws to protect them was the real issue.

Come noe "Connie" Is that the best argument the gay community can muster concerning the illegitimate word???

Sounds to me like it was easier for her/the gay community to "change" the subject, something you should do!!!

[wlfee1969]

spineless shellfish like you are good for only one thing.

To be dropped in a stockpot of boiling water, cooked for 3 minutes then eaten!!!

You have been devoured by the "wacko" and no matter what spin your liberal ass trys to run, YOU STILL CANNOT DISPUTE MY PERFECTLY EXECUTED COMMENT!!!

So, run along now before someone else owns your dumb ass! lol...

[wlfee1969]

as the late Paul Harvey used to say, "now, you have, the rest of the story" !!!

[wlfee1969]

Oh, one more quickie! what is the meaning behind "EX-GAY???

That makes about as much sense as saying an "EX-CONVICT" has no criminal record!!!

The deed was done... so, the label shall stick!!!

[kassandrasduplex]

@wlfee1969 You have proven yer a wacko. Obsessed wacko and anti-gay homophobe. Your ignorance is on display and your fear. Tell us the truth, you've fanatsized about doing it with a guy haven't you? Tell the truth now sicko....

[wlfee1969]

stay on topic please...

You still cannot dispute my comment...

[wlfee1969]

Oh, even though off topic, let me tell you the truth (Seeing as you are so interested in my personal life).

I have never "fantasized"(you can't spell) about "doing" another guy.

I find the idea of engaging in such acts detestable, not to mention "risky" and unsanitary.

I find you so amusing btw! I honestly get a kick out of this!

I guess I was naive to think that no one could be as ignorant or stupid concerning stated/published facts, I now know I am mistaken.

later Shellfish!!!

[ChrisCrossdresser]

Thanks, SoVo, for IGNORING the harrassment & discrimination i endured when i was walking around Buckhead Baseball & at 'Celebrate Freedom Atlanta 08' concert. Please continue to IGNORE my civil rights as i continue to stand up for equality for everyone. And please keep ignoring me, even though i sent you my full name, phone # & address. In turn, i've stoped reading your rag, as u cover things thousands of miles away (prop. 8) or bar raids that dont have proper permits.

[deadman00]

hard to hear with the cars.

but its very sad to hear this.

i live in carrollton Ga, 45 mints away from at. its a red neck bible belt camunity. so yeah i sometimes visit midtown to escape stuff like that. midtown is a type of haven for gay people. but seeing this.

it just makes me sad, and upset. its a shame that some people cant just leave people alone. and that people just cant live their lives the way they want to without fear of repisels. without fear of someone acting like a jerk.

[ShinobiBoi88]

As one who frequents Midtown, I too was disturbed to hear this news. However, I have no intention of turning away or letting this slip under the radar. Its high time something was done about LGBT rights, and hopefully this event will encourage others to stand up for our them and speak out against hate and discrimination.

[omgCoreyLynxx]

This was recorded exactly where I was standing at during this past pride parade. In fact my background on my channel is a pic of me standing under those trees in the foreground that hang over the sidewalk. It disgusts me that a gay bashing could happen right in the middle of Atlanta's gay neighborhood like this. I like a lot of people hope this isn't the start of a new trend. Atlanta's police cutting staff due to the economy doesn't help much either.

[ItsBarryLife]

hey cory i agree xxx

[franklove]

This make me very mad that this can happen in 2009. I lived in the area in 1989 and it felt safe as long as you stayed away from the park at night.