Daniel Lennox-Choate and his husband Larry were shopping in the SoHo district of New York City when they were attacked by a man yelling anti-gay slurs at the couple. The 40-year-old allegedly punched Daniel in the face, resulting in a “fat lip,” which is nothing compared to what they did to him. Daniel and Larry graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (they were also married there), and they delivered some swift justice on the reported homophobe.
From Larry’s Facebook:
It’s hard to believe that in 2015 we would have to deal with anti-gay hate crimes in soho of all places but that’s what happened today. First off- we’re ok. Aside from one fat lip and a sore punching arm, we are fine. The guy who screamed anti-gay obscenities at us in a bodega before sucker-punching Danny? He left covered in his own blood with his tail between his legs after I handled the situation and tossed him in the street like the coward loser he is. The hate crimes division of the NYPD is on the case and we have full faith a positive outcome will follow. We refuse to be victims and are thankful we can defend ourselves, but are saddened by the fact that idiots like this guy might not pick two guys who went through Plebe Boxing next time. (Via)
NEVER attack someone for being gay, but especially someone who went to West Point.
(Via New York Daily News)