In other news out of Austin, two gay softball players say they were the victims of an anti-gay hate crime Friday night, according to KXAN-TV. The men, Matt Morgan and Emmanuel Winston, said they were wearing their softball jerseys when a group of men yelling anti-gay slurs attacked them near Austin City Hall. The victims apparently fought back and have filed a report with the Austin Police Department. They were both able to play in their game Sunday, and Morgan hit a home run. Watch KXAN’s report above.
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The headline seems to cancel out the story content. Perhaps I do not understand the use of the question mark? Is it ironic?
Let the ignorant comments begin. I hope there aren’t any but it seems inevitable with the shield of anonymity provided by the internet.
Good on these boys for acting to defend themselves and for speaking out on the issue as well.
People are people and the sooner folks learn to live and let live the better off our society will be.
A walk is currently being organized for this Saturday in Austin to bring further attention to this incident. I believe it will be at 2pm walking the same route these guys took that night. We refuse to be afraid.
Had it been “Bat Bag and Jersey Night” instead of just “Jersey Night”, things might have been a lot different.
Love the sinner, hate the sin. Just like I love the drunk but hate the car accident death that killed the child caused by the drinking. Drinking and white lies and some ifestyles are equally sinful.
That’s a very thinly masked judgement John. You should reread your Bible. Drinking is not a sin (being seen drunk is discouraged). And I don’t think anyone here will ever consider their “lifestyle” sinful. Checkout whosoever.org. It’ll give you some insight into the Bible and maybe educate you a bit about the culture and context they don’t teach you in church or take the time to find out.