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Another California Gay Bashing

Another California Gay Bashing

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San Francisco Bay area-based musician Brontez says he was the victim of a hate crime Wednesday after leaving an urban hipster bar in Oakland.

Brontez reported the attack on his Facebook page: "Got gay bashed last night. Me and my bandmate, Adal, were leaving the Paradiso in downtown Oakland when two dudes with ... accents and dreadlocks started calling us 'batty boys' and saying that if we were in Jamaica we'd be dead."

Brontez alleges that he yelled back at the men and attempted to swiftly pedal away on his bicycle. "One of the guys chased me, punched me in the head and I fell of my bike. The other dude punched Adal fracturing his face in two places and now he has to have plates put in."

The musician says he's fighting back and "not sleeping on this shit. Oakland [police department] is not gonna care about us getting gay bashed. I can't even get them on the phone for a follow up."

SFist.com is urging potential witnesses to call the Oakland Police Department at (510) 777-3333.

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Diane Anderson-Minshall is the CEO of Pride Media, and editorial director of The Advocate, Out, and Plus magazine. She's the winner of numerous awards from GLAAD, the NLGJA, WPA, and was named to Folio's Top Women in Media list. She and her co-pilot of 30 years, transgender journalist Jacob Anderson-Minshall penned several books including Queerly Beloved: A Love Across Genders.
Diane Anderson-Minshall is the CEO of Pride Media, and editorial director of The Advocate, Out, and Plus magazine. She's the winner of numerous awards from GLAAD, the NLGJA, WPA, and was named to Folio's Top Women in Media list. She and her co-pilot of 30 years, transgender journalist Jacob Anderson-Minshall penned several books including Queerly Beloved: A Love Across Genders.