• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Towleroad Gay News

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news | gay men

  • Body
  • Daily Resist
  • POLITICS
  • Travel
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Film
  • TV
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Men
  • Marriage Equality
  • Space
  • Trans Rights
  • Books
  • Science
  • Gay Iconography
  • TowleREAD

Gay Man Brutally Beaten by Gang of Men in Thunder Bay, Canada

September 8, 2009 by Andy Towle

Jake Raynard is in the hospital undergoing surgery following a brutal homophobic attack by a gang of men early Saturday in which he suffered15 cheekbone fractures, and a broken jaw, eye socket, and upper palate, tbnewswatch reports:

Raynard "Raynard, 30, and two friends were smoking outside of a bar after
last call when a man approached them for a cigarette. The three friends
walked away from the man after he became aggressive. Raynard said as
they walked toward the Water Street Bus Terminal a group of males
followed them shouting derogatory comments about their sexual
orientation. 'It was like they were waiting in the
woodwork,' said Raynard, who is gay, from his hospital bed. 'The crowd
just seemed to get bigger.' One of the men grabbed Raynard's
friend and started choking him. Raynard said he struck the man that was
assaulting his friend and then began yelling at the group to try and
scare them away. 'I managed to fend off six to eight people
by yelling long enough to get them (Raynard's two friends) into a cab,'
said Raynard. Once his friends were in the cab, Raynard said
the group surrounded the taxi, preventing him from getting in. He
decided to run through a nearby alley towards a local restaurant
instead, grabbing a brick for self-defense as the men chased him. 'I was screaming loud enough to wake up six blocks,' said Raynard. 'How did nobody hear me?'  He
said the last thing he remembers is banging on the window of a nearby
fast-food restaurant for help before waking up in the emergency room of
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Saturday afternoon."

Thunder Bay is the largest city in northwest Ontario.

Man in Hospital After Vicious Brick Attack [tbnewswatch]

Filed Under: Canada, News Tagged With: Canada, crime, News

Recent Posts

  • Liz Cheney Spox Mocks Matt Gaetz for Carrying ‘Beauty Bag’: ‘In Wyoming, the Men Don’t Wear Make-Up’

    Liz Cheney Spox Mocks Matt Gaetz for Carrying ‘Beauty Bag’: ‘In Wyoming, the Men Don’t Wear Make-Up’

    1 hour ago
  • Biden Signs Executive Order Reversing Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops

    Biden Signs Executive Order Reversing Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops

    2 hours ago
  • Sycophancy and Failure: Dr. Birx Criticized for Failing to Speak Out on Trump’s ‘Parallel’ COVID Data

    Sycophancy and Failure: Dr. Birx Criticized for Failing to Speak Out on Trump’s ‘Parallel’ COVID Data

    4 hours ago
  • Trump Trolled with Sky Banners Over ‘Sad, Dispirited’ Mar-a-Lago: ‘You Pathetic Loser’ — WATCH

    Trump Trolled with Sky Banners Over ‘Sad, Dispirited’ Mar-a-Lago: ‘You Pathetic Loser’ — WATCH

    5 hours ago
Previous Post: « Washington Judge to Hear Referendum 71 Challenge Today
Next Post: Biography: Barney Frank Hopes for Obama Cabinet Position »

Primary Sidebar

  • Liz Cheney Spox Mocks Matt Gaetz for Carrying ‘Beauty Bag’: ‘In Wyoming, the Men Don’t Wear Make-Up’

  • Biden Signs Executive Order Reversing Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops

  • Sycophancy and Failure: Dr. Birx Criticized for Failing to Speak Out on Trump’s ‘Parallel’ COVID Data

Recent Posts

  • Liz Cheney Spox Mocks Matt Gaetz for Carrying ‘Beauty Bag’: ‘In Wyoming, the Men Don’t Wear Make-Up’

    Liz Cheney Spox Mocks Matt Gaetz for Carrying ‘Beauty Bag’: ‘In Wyoming, the Men Don’t Wear Make-Up’

    1 hour ago
  • Biden Signs Executive Order Reversing Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops

    Biden Signs Executive Order Reversing Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops

    2 hours ago
  • Sycophancy and Failure: Dr. Birx Criticized for Failing to Speak Out on Trump’s ‘Parallel’ COVID Data

    Sycophancy and Failure: Dr. Birx Criticized for Failing to Speak Out on Trump’s ‘Parallel’ COVID Data

    4 hours ago
  • Trump Trolled with Sky Banners Over ‘Sad, Dispirited’ Mar-a-Lago: ‘You Pathetic Loser’ — WATCH

    Trump Trolled with Sky Banners Over ‘Sad, Dispirited’ Mar-a-Lago: ‘You Pathetic Loser’ — WATCH

    5 hours ago
  • GOP Official Resigns After Using Hawaii Republican Party’s Twitter Account to Prop Up QAnon Zealots as ‘Patriots’

    GOP Official Resigns After Using Hawaii Republican Party’s Twitter Account to Prop Up QAnon Zealots as ‘Patriots’

    6 hours ago
  • Biden Cans White House Doctor Who Misled Public About Trump’s COVID Treatment, Condition

    Biden Cans White House Doctor Who Misled Public About Trump’s COVID Treatment, Condition

    6 hours ago
  • GOP Senator Josh Hawley Files Ethics Counter-Complaint Challenging 7 Dem Senators, Writes Screeching Op-Ed Denouncing ‘Cancel Culture’ and Big Tech, Defending ‘Karens’

    GOP Senator Josh Hawley Files Ethics Counter-Complaint Challenging 7 Dem Senators, Writes Screeching Op-Ed Denouncing ‘Cancel Culture’ and Big Tech, Defending ‘Karens’

    7 hours ago
  • Rudy Giuliani Hit with $1.3 Billion Defamation Suit by Dominion Voting Systems Over Election Fraud Lies

    Rudy Giuliani Hit with $1.3 Billion Defamation Suit by Dominion Voting Systems Over Election Fraud Lies

    7 hours ago
  • GA School Board Members Ripped for Refusing to Wear Masks During 13-Second Moment of Silence for Teacher Who Died of COVID: ‘We See Where Your Priorities Are!’ — WATCH

    GA School Board Members Ripped for Refusing to Wear Masks During 13-Second Moment of Silence for Teacher Who Died of COVID: ‘We See Where Your Priorities Are!’ — WATCH

    7 hours ago
  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Run for Governor of Arkansas: WATCH

    Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Run for Governor of Arkansas: WATCH

    8 hours ago

Most Commented

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Footer

Copyright © 2021 · Log in