Pals subjected to horrifying homophobic attack for singing songs from the musical Wicked
Pals subjected to horrifying homophobic attack for singing songs from the musical Wicked
#1Pals subjected to horrifying homophobic attack for singing songs from the musical Wicked
Posted: 11/4/14 at 3:56am
Two young men were subjected to a sickening homophobic attack in Piccadilly Gardens after singing songs from the musical Wicked on a tram.
Jean Claude Manseau and Jake Heaton were reciting tunes from the hit musical on the Metrolink service from Bury to Manchester when a man started hurling anti-gay taunts at them.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/pals-subjected-horrifying-homophobic-attack-8036994?
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#2Pals subjected to horrifying homophobic attack for singing songs from the musical Wicked
Posted: 11/5/14 at 9:28am
The most frightening thing being the way the attacker mobilized others to join in.
(To be fair, I wouldn't have wanted to be subject to the singing, either. Your rights only go so far as they infringe upon mine.[Well, in this country] And I am not condoning the attack in any way.)
#2Pals subjected to horrifying homophobic attack for singing songs from the musical Wicked
Posted: 11/5/14 at 10:43amI agree that singing on the train would have annoyed me as well, but what is really disturbing is that it wasn't a scuffle on the train. The attacker followed them off the train, then rallied a group to attack them. According to the article, they were about halfway to their destination when they were attacked.
#3Pals subjected to horrifying homophobic attack for singing songs from the musical Wicked
Posted: 11/5/14 at 3:23pmAwful. And Manchester is generally a very welcoming place to LGBT folks.
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