Men Claim They Were Attacked in Austin
BY Neal Broverman
September 24 2012 3:31 PM ET
Austin local Nick Soret says he and a friend were attacked on the city's Fourth Street, the night before the LGBT Pride festival, by a man who believed the revelers were checking him out at a food truck.
The incident occurred Friday night, when a man asked Soret what he was looking at. When Soret told him he wasn't looking at anything, the man allegedly knocked Soret's pizza slice off his plate, burning Soret's arm. When Soret's friend confronted the aggressive man, he was allegedly met with fists and lost several teeth in the process. Soret was then himself attacked, but managed to shield his face from direct punches.
"It was done just out of meaness, and I think prejudice," Soret told the local media. "It was unprovoked. We did not provoke him, we did not engage him. We didn't do anything."
Police are investigating the attack and will be aided by a camera attached to the pizza truck.
-
Multiple Attacks on Gay Men in NYC, Hours After Rally
-
Marriage Equality Makes Progress in U.K.
-
Father of Teen Facing Felony for Lesbian Relationship Says She's Been Targeted Before
-
Illinois Will Pass Marriage Equality Bill, Sponsor Says
-
WATCH: President Obama Tells Morehouse Grads 'Be the Best Husband to Your Boyfriend'
-
French Marriage Equality Opponent Commits Suicide at Notre Dame
Sign Up For Email Updates
- Women WATCH: Kathy Griffin Calls for Suze Orman for President! 1 hour 9 min ago
- Marriage Equality Marriage Equality Makes Progress in U.K. 1 hour 13 min ago
- Women PHOTOS: Stars Come Out for the LA Gay and Lesbian Center's 'An Evening with Women' 1 hour 35 min ago
- Video Meet the Delicious Diet Dr Pepper Dude 1 hour 38 min ago
- Women INTERVIEW: Vicci Martinez Speaks her Truth 6:34 PM
- Politics Neither Democrats Nor Republicans Pleased With Virginia's GOP Lt. Gov. Nominee 5:39 PM
- Entertainment News Bling King: Liberace Car, Piano on View in NYC 5:22 PM









