Man gay-bashed inside NYC’s landmark Stonewall Inn

Two separate hate crimes over the past weekend have sparked outrage among LGBT activists and politicians in New York City.

Matthew Francis, 21, and Christopher Orlando, 17, both of Staten Island, allegedly beat a man inside the bathroom at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in New York City’s West Village early on Sunday, Oct. 3.

The New York Post reported one of the suspects demanded money from the 34-year-old man while he stood at a urinal. One of the suspects reportedly asked the victim if he was gay before he and his accomplice began to punch and tackle him.