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Crime
Homophobia
Hate Crimes
Rugby Player Suffered Brutal, Homophobic Attack Outside of Club
Lunchtime Live he was with his cousin and her boyfriend when the man spotted them leaving the club and made a “beeline” for him.“I’m clearly the gay one of the group,” Somers told Lunchtime Live. “And it’s not something I try to hide.The man allegedly approached Somers and called him a “baldy c-word” along with other “certain gay slurs starting with ‘f’” before he sucker-punched the rugby player in the face, fracturing his eye socket.“And from there, to be honest, I don’t remember a lot.
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