Tim Carpenter is a Democratic state senator from Wisconsin and one of only four openly LGBTQ members in his state’s legislature.
Last night, he was viciously assaulted and knocked unconscious after taking a photo of protesters in Madison.The protesters were responding to the arrest of Devonere Johnson, a 28-year-old activist who was taken into custody after he entered a restaurant with a megaphone and a baseball bat.Gathering around the Capitol building, they smashed windows and lights and tore.