TULSA, Okla. – Two men tell police that they were attacked late Saturday, Nov. 20, while leaving a downtown Tulsa gay bar.

They tell Fox 23 in Tulsa that the suspects were lurking nearby, waiting for people to exit Club Majestic.

Jerrid, 25, asked not to reveal his last name. He says he was knocked unconscious and that he and his friend were badly beaten.
Jerrid had a busted lip, a swollen face and other bruising and injuries.

DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- An openly gay student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth was the target of harassment over the weekend, when he discovered hate speech painted on his car, school officials said.

John Hoey, UMass Dartmouth spokesman, said that on Saturday afternoon the student found his car vandalized with a homophobic slur scrawled across the side in spray paint.

In light of recent events, we would like to remind our community to take care and be cautious when out and about.

Remember these tips. They could save your life.

Don't become a victim

- Be aware of your surroundings.

- Know your location at all times. If you call 911 from a cell phone, you must indicate your exact location VERBALLY.

- Watch for suspicious persons wherever you are - even around your home.

Don't go out alone at night - ever

- Stay out of unfamiliar and dark places.

- Don't take shortcuts.

NEW YORK -- A bartender at the city's oldest gay bar was slugged in what authorities described Monday as yet another bias attack in New York.

Suspect Frederick Giunta, 25, is charged with beating up two men on Oct. 11.

Guinta first attacked a man in front of 114 Christopher St., grabbing his wallet and cutting his face with a punch, authorities said. About 10 minutes later, at 5:40 p.m., he slugged a man two blocks away inside the Julius Bar, the city's oldest gay watering hole, authorities said.