Lawrence University Student Targeted in Anti-Gay Halloween Assault

Lawrence University's student paper, The Lawrentian, reports on a hate crime that occurred in the early hours of Sunday, following Halloween:

"The openly gay student, who was wearing a dress and carrying baby dolls for Halloween, was possibly targeted for the implications of his outfit. According to the student, he and a group of friends left the Halloween party at the co-op house to go to Topper's Pizza at around 2:30 a.m. On their way back to campus, the assaulted student separated from the others on the corner of Durkee Street and College Avenue because he lives in Colman. At the time, he was still in his costume dress and holding props and dolls. In between Avenue Jewelers and Colman, the student was attacked by a group of four middle-aged men who were drunk and wearing masks. The group of men at first giggled among themselves. The men then started to shove the student around, asking, 'Why are you wearing a dress?' and 'Are you a fag?' The student got hit in the back and in the face. When the student started yelling for help, the men ran away laughing. The student did not realize how quickly the incident would escalate. 'At first I thought they were just being d-bags, but then they hit me,' he said."

Lawrence is located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The attack happened just off campus.

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