Gay couple says they were attacked at Phoenix bar due to their sexual orientation
Bar manager rejects claims that the incident was started because of an altercation over victims sexual orientation.
The Golden Margarita in Phoenix – Photo: Facebook.
A gay couple in Arizona claims they were attacked at a downtown Phoenix bar on April 11 because of their sexual orientation.
An Instagram post from an account named gayprideapparel, which has since been removed, shared a video from Rudy Haro, one of the victims, saying that he and Fernando De Los Reyes Lugo had gone downtown to celebrate De Los Reyes’ birthday and their anniversary, and were “attacked by a lot of straight men tonight.” The video showed De Los Reyes with blood stains on his shirt.
Two gay men were “viciously attacked by a group of men” while visiting the Golden Margarita nightclub in Phoenix, Arizona on 11 April 2021, according to the West Valley NAACP and the Arizona Unity Collective. (Fox 10)
A gay couple were left bloodied and battered after being attacked at a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, sparking outrage among the LGBT+ community.
Rudy Haro and Fernando De Los Reyes Lugo were “viciously attacked by a group of men” while visiting the Golden Margarita nightclub on 11 April, according to civil rights organisations the West Valley NAACP and the Arizona Unity Collective.
The group said the two men were “assaulted for being gay“, and the restaurant’s “security failed to protect them” so the men called the police.