Gay Bashing On Coney Island As LGBTQ Hate Crimes Rise 139%

A gay man, who intended on feeding the homeless on the Coney Island boardwalk, was attacked, beaten with a metal pole, and robbed in a vicious homophobic attack. https://twitter.com/fox5ny/status/1469518560758222853 “I went down to feed the homeless,” Jawhar Edwards told Fox5NY. “In return, I got assaulted, I got gay bashed, I got robbed of my belongings…I got called a faggot, I got told ‘If I see you again, I am going to kill you.'” The assault left him with a fractured eye socket that has required multiple surgeries. The attackers also stole his walker and his coat, which had money in its pocket. “I’m afraid for my life,” he said, adding he still can’t see out of his left eye. Hate crimes against LGBTQ people are up a staggering 139% this year, according to the New York Police Department. Read more at Fox5NY.