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AVP condemns West Village bias attack; raises awareness of recent spate of hate violence citywide

At 4:30 on Sunday morning, March 27, Damian Furtch was at a McDonald’s in New York City’s West Village neighborhood when he noticed two men looking at him. Feeling uncomfortable, Furtch left the restaurant, followed by the two men, who proceeded to punch him and call him an anti-gay slur. Furtch suffered facial injuries and required stitches from the attack.

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