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December 24, 2008

Lesbian Woman Raped, Beaten in Anti-Gay Hate Crime
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Meanwhile, in San Francisco, police say a Bay Area woman has been beaten
and raped by four men in an anti-gay hate crime. The victim was attacked
on December 13th as she left her car, which bore a gay pride sticker.
She was struck with a blunt object, raped multiple times and left naked
outside an abandoned apartment building. Gay rights advocates have
warned the approval of measures like Proposition 8 could be indirectly
encouraging physical attacks by reinforcing homophobic attitudes.



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