San Francisco Man Assaulted After Leaving Gay Bar
Instagram post showing him in a neck brace with bruises and dried blood all over his face, Barry Miles wrote that he was jumped by two unknown men after leaving Powerhouse, a popular LGBTQ bar on Folsom Street in the city’s SoMa neighborhood.Miles wrote that his wallet was stolen, and that he suffered a heart attack during the assault due to high cholesterol, requiring doctors to put in two stents.“My face hit the sidewalk,” he wrote. “Also a front tooth was knocked out, and a small fracture in my neck.
I’m pretty banged up.”Miles is a well-known figure in San Francisco’s local LGBTQ community. He’s a former titleholder of the Krewe de Kinque charitable Mardi Gras club, a former Mr.
May 2016 of the charity Bare Chest Calendar, and has been involved with several other local organizations. According to The San Francisco Standard, the Powerhouse draws large crowds on Saturday nights.
On weekends, a taco truck is typically stationed outside the bar, which is on the same block as another LGBTQ venue, Hole in the Wall.The San Francisco Police Department confirmed to the Standard that officers responded to a well-being check on nearby Langton Street, just minutes after midnight on Sunday, Feb.
