LGBTQ Brooklynites and allies marched down Broadway on Wednesday evening, calling for safety and protection amid an uptick in hate crimes across the city. The rally was called in response to a violent anti-gay attack at a Bushwick bodega last week, when Abimbola Adelaja, a gay former Marine, and a friend were approached by two men hurling anti-gay slurs. The assailants then allegedly started hitting Adelaja and his friend with a glass bottle and a screwdriver, yelling “I don’t f–k with f—ts. I’m going to kill you guys,” according to Gay City News. Bodega staff refused to help Adelaja, he said, tossing him and his friend out of the store when they asked for help. Adelaja flagged a …
2020-01-05 NY Anti-Semitism March 50 – Marching Over the Brooklyn Bridge
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