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William769

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Fri Sep 19, 2014, 03:04 PM Sep 2014

WATCH: Straight Dad Punched For Calling Out Antigay Slurs

A 27-year-old straight man and father of two in Sioux Falls, S.D., suffered a head injury after telling a passing woman that using the word "faggot" was "rude," according to Sioux Falls news station KELO-TV.

Drew Bartscher says he and two friends were leaving Wiley's Tavern in Sioux Falls just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, when he heard a woman use an antigay slur to refer to men she perceived as gay.

"I hear a woman… make a comment to her boyfriend," Bartscher told the local news station. "Along the lines of, 'These F-ing F-words,' referring to homosexuals."

Bartscher said he was polite, but did confront the woman and told her "it's rude" to use such derogatory language.

"Then I hear this guy yell at me, 'What the F did you say to my girlfriend?!'" Bartscher recalled. "I turned just a little bit and then the next thing I know, my friends are picking me up off the sidewalk, [because] I had gotten punched pretty good."

http://www.advocate.com/crime/2014/09/19/watch-straight-dad-punched-calling-out-antigay-slurs

WARNING: Graphic picture at link.

I'ts a damn shame this happened to him for standing up for the LGBTQ community. But is is people like him that help us a lot and for that kind sir

Yes we have come a long way, but we have so much farther to go.

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WATCH: Straight Dad Punched For Calling Out Antigay Slurs (Original Post) William769 Sep 2014 OP
Thank you Drew Bartscher! Thank you for being a decent human being. Raster Sep 2014 #1
Thank You Drew irisblue Sep 2014 #2
Guy's got some brass ones. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #3
KnR sheshe2 Sep 2014 #4
Kick cwydro Sep 2014 #5
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