The Independent. He said he was attacked on the Tube last month after a woman called him a “faggot.”It comes as new data reveals an alarming increase in homophobic and transphobic hate crimes in the country, according to the Press Association news agency.Hunter, 35, told the PA that the information “doesn’t really surprise” him.
He added that homophobia is often just “bubbling under the surface.”The attack left Hunter bloody and bruised. He said he was disappointed no one tried to intervene on his behalf.“People are protecting themselves and trying to be safe in a dangerous place,” he said.