Two Men Attacked in Brutal Anti-Gay Hate Crime at Oregon Hot Springs: VIDEO

Two men were beaten at Bagby Hot Springs outside Portland, Oregon between midnight and 1 am on the morning of Tuesday, December 2, PQ Monthly reports. The attack happened after Portland-area resident Mik Holland and a friend engaged two men in conversation and the subject of sexual orientation came up.

Holland and his friend were then attacked and bludgeoned with an industrial flashlight before the attackers fled. The men were transported to an area hospital where Holland received 15 stitches.

KGW reports:

Mik is bisexual, his friend is gay. “It left me feeling uncomfortable…where the conversation was going,” Holland said.

Holland said he left the tubs and only came back when he thought the men were gone, but they soon returned.
“When I turned my head, that’s when he took a flashlight and hit me over my head three times,” Holland said.