This Gay Couple Was Savagely Beaten by 5 Pittsburgh Haters

 More Sharing Service  Ben Stoviak and his boyfriend Aaron were viciously attacked by a group of five men after leaving a local Pittsburgh gay bar. One of the victims was beat so badly that he was left with boot marks on his face.

 The attack occurred outside of Remedy Bar on Butler Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday night after being taunted by a group of men who hurled gay slurs at them.

Ben Stoviak wrote about his attack on Facebook and also posted a photo of his injuries:

Last night, a group of men attacked me and my boyfriend on Butler Street in Lawrenceville. After yelling, from across the street, “Faggot!” at us, I replied, “yes, we’re faggots!” Immediately after, the group of men ran across the street and began hitting, kicking, and stomping me. The mark on my right cheek is a bootprint. Aaron threw himself on top of me to discourage them from continuing the assault, but they began kicking him in the head, as well.

To the women who saw the ordeal, wrote down their license plate number, and stayed to talk with the police, thank you.

Three of these men have been arrested since the assault. Aaron and I were in the hospital until almost 10 am so that the doctors could take MRI, CT scans, and x-rays to make sure there was no internal bleeding.

 I don’t ask you to cheer on my romantic and sexual lives. I do, however, expect people not to act violently against one another because they do not share tastes and preferences.

The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh posted the following message on their facebook along with the police report of the incident:

The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh has been working the phones all morning regarding the hate crime that occurred in Lawrenceville on early Sunday morning. We have been in touch with our partners at the City of Pittsburgh police, the local FBI office and the District Attorney’s office. In addition, we have just completed an on-air interview with KDKA-TV. We have made it very clear that this will not be tolerated and that our expectation is that this will be treated like the hate crime. Here is the official Pittsburgh Police report. Zone 2 continues investigate the incident. Anyone with information regarding this assault is asked to contact Detective Ficorelli at 412-255-2827. Callers may remain anonymous.