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Two Gay Soldiers Hide Identities After Attacked in Possible Hate Crime (Advocate)

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Two Fort Carson soldiers who were beaten by a group of men in a possible hate crime are withholding their identities from the military because they are gay, according to KRDO in Denver.


The men had just left a club on Saturday night and were at a fast food restaurant with one of the go-go dancers, who is a friend of theirs, when a group of men began taunting them for being gay, the report said.

One of the victims, a tanker in the military, described being repeatedly kicked in the head and ribs, and he said his right eye had swollen closed. Another victim's jaw had to be wired shut.

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Complete article at Advocate : http://bit.ly/kjqPmU