Police in Charleston, South Carolina, have released the audio files of a 9-1-1 call that a gay man made after he as threatened with a gun for allegedly “talking gay.” The attack happened back on the morning of 25 October after the man had dropped his brother off in the neighbourhood.
He claimed that he was sending a text message when the man in front of him got aggressive and accused him of following him. On the call, the man said: “I’ve got this guy following me because I’m gay.
He’s trying to shoot me. He’s like literally chasing my car.” He added that the attacker had used homophobic slurs against him, saying he’d been told: “We don’t like fa***ts around here, keep going.” After claiming that he wasn’t following the man, the victim said