
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
We need your help
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Some 150 people gathered Sunday afternoon in Savannah, Ga., to call for a state hate-crime law and to rally for Kieran Daly (pictured), the gay man beaten by two Marines who claim he winked at them. Meanwhile, the victim denied allegations that he used racial slurs
against a driver in an unrelated road rage incident this past winter.
According to the Savannah Morning News, supporters gathered downtown at Johnson Square, near the spot where Keil Joseph Cronauer and Christopher Charles Stanzel beat Daly early in the morning of June 12. The two Marines, who were arrested on misdemeanor battery charges, have been placed on restriction at a base in South Carolina.
Georgia does not have a state hate-crime law, but the FBI is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime on the federal level. Next steps in the case are planned for Monday, the Morning News reported.
"Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman Gena Moore has said Daly and his attorney are expected to meet today with investigators for a long-awaited second interview, which will determine whether allegations against the two Marines, Keil Joseph Cronauer, 22, and Christopher Charles Stanzel, 23, warrant more serious charges. She said Daly also is expected to turn over his medical records to investigators."
Daly, who is recovering at home from the attack that left him unconscious
and hospitalized with a head injury, did not attend the rally Sunday. On Saturday, he released a statement to deny charges that he used racial slurs against another Georgia driver in a road rage incident in January, The Augusta Chronicle reported.
"A Port Wentworth police report released Saturday stated Daly was charged in the January incident with aggressive driving, battery and affray," reported the Chronicle. "He uttered the slurs toward another driver, which led to an exchange of punches, the report stated."
In his statement, Daly said, "While it is true that I was arrested for battery, affray and reckless driving, those three charges were dismissed in lieu of a guilty plea to a city ordinance violation of disorderly conduct, which is neither a misdemeanor nor a felony. Furthermore, the incident in question is irrelevant to the events that took place on June 12."
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Watch Now: Pride Today
Latest Stories
Donald Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship — but he can't
July 12 2025 6:04 PM
Ahead of deadly Texas floods, so many warnings from climate scientists were missed
July 12 2025 7:00 AM
Louisiana Medicaid quietly stops reimbursing patients for gender-affirming care
July 11 2025 3:35 PM
Harvard seemingly caves to Trump, shuts down LGBTQ+ and women's center websites
July 11 2025 3:08 PM
How a gay HIV survivor helped Superman Christopher Reeve and was helped in return
July 11 2025 3:05 PM
11 lesbian & sapphic reality dating shows & where to watch them
July 11 2025 12:49 PM
Yes, Superman is an immigrant. He's also a gay icon.
July 11 2025 12:31 PM
15 best LGBTQ-friendly all-inclusive resorts for honeymoons
July 11 2025 12:29 PM
Trump's DOJ subpoenas doctors and medical clinics that care for transgender youth
July 11 2025 9:36 AM
True
After trans people, Trump now erases bisexual people from Stonewall National Monument
July 10 2025 10:45 PM