By Neal Broverman
Originally published on Advocate.com October 07 2012 10:32 PM ET
Following a recent attack on two gay men in Austin, Tex., dozens marched on Saturday to protest bias-motivated crimes.
Andrew Oppleman and Nick Soret were part of the protest; the friends were beaten in downtown Austin by an unknown man in late September. A recently-released surveillance video captured the bloody assault.
"Whenever I see the video my heart breaks again and again and again," Oppleman told KHOU.
Saturday's protest included a march from City Hall to the State Capitol. Speaking to the crowd assembled at the Capitol, Soret spoke to his attacker: ""I promise you, they will find you."
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[1] http://www.advocate.com/
[2] http://www.advocate.com/crime/2012/09/24/men-claim-they-were-attacked-austin-lgbt-pride-festival
[3] http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/LGBT-community-marches-to-Capitol-in-rally-against-hate-crimes-173032081.html