A terrible story we’re hearing out of Tulsa: Brandon Patrick (pictured) was assaulted by two men and a woman. There was biting. A knife to the scalp and ear. And knee. Via Queerty reader Blake comes this report from Brandon’s partner Sam Raines:
It happened about 11:45 last night between 12-13th off St. Louis and Rockford… 2 females and 1 male attacked him with a knife he has a knife wound the the knee that required 3 stitches and a possible knife wound to the head that required 3 staples.
They started out by calling him a faggot as he was walking down the street minding his own business and they told him not to look at them….but he didn’t even look in their direction.
As he went around the corner they got in their vehicle which was a mustang late 90’s early 00 model and sped toward him and the male got out of the car. he then punched him in the back of his head and that’s when he started to have to defend himself. He kept telling them just to leave him alone and go about their business…
As he was restraining the male the older of the 2 females came at him and bit his cheek and began to saw at his head with a knife…then ended up stabbing him in the knee! The other 2 then jumped in after he got up from the ground and tried to get away. After he was defending himself I think they realized that he was not going to just lay there and take a beating that he was not going to let this happen to him!
More horrifying photos below.
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blackjack44
this is unbelievable. every time these stories come in i just cant believe that there are people out there who still act and think like neanderthals and would do something like that to him. If i ever saw something like this happening to someone else the person committing the attack would remember me for the rest of their life.
AlanInUtah
This should surprise me, but it doesn’t. I wish it did, but far too many people are complete idiots in this world that actions like this are seeming to be quite common. He’s such a cute guy too. 🙁
Cinci Chris
I don’t like rednecks. Can I start spontaneously jumping them too? Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. I hope these degenerates end up in prison.
I’m just waiting for the day that a gay person fights back and beats the shit out of his straight aggressors. Won’t seem so weak anymore, will we?
Ryan
@Cinci Chris – that’s why they attack in groups – because they’re such chickenshits, they know we’ll fight back one on one, and probably win.
John
In your rush to throw out an inflammatory headline and get attention, you should’ve taken the time to do fact checking instead of reporting on an unfounded rumor…one that is likely untrue. Bad journalism Queerty. If the best you have is “we heard this from a guy who heard this who is friends with this guy it happened to”, then you need to shut up.
LUIS
aww brandon im so so sorry to hear this happen to you i hope the police catch them whoever done this to you! i hope you get well sweetie!
XO
LUIS
Concerned Person
I live in Oklahoma City, and while it’s easy to assume things like this happen all the time in places like Tulsa or Oklahoma City, there has been NOT ONE thing in the news media about this. Further, the “address” given in the third person account cannot possibly exist in the city of Tulsa. It’s not just a little off, it’s an IMPOSSIBLE set of streets and intersections.
Don’t get me wrong-I’m gay and would not hesitate to lend support to any person who was bashed. However, so far all we have is pictures which for the life of me do not look real (and that were clearly taken at home, not a hospital) and no police report or media reports at all whatsoever.
A knife wound requires a police report, regardless if the victim files one or not. Also, we are now told that KTUL (Channel 8) is “on” this story but there is zilch on their website. Supposedly it is going to be on the 10pm newscast. We’ll see.
But it’s 100% irresponsible to report on something like this with no proof other than hearsay. If this does turn out to be a hoax, then it does incredible damage to people who really are attacked.
Trooper
The reason there is not “one thing” about this is because these bashings are not considered “news worthy”… just as every rape is not in the news or every auto theft doesn’t make the news. If this poor soul was killed, it would be in the headlines, trust me. This criminal activity against gay people is very similar to what happened 50 years ago to black people. The case of Emmett Till and his torture and murder was a perfect example of an incident of hate crime that was swept under the carpet until his mother had the casket opened during his funeral. Those who killed him got away with murder, but it helped galvanize the civil rights movement. Make no mistake about it, there is a new civil rights movement that is not going to take this disgusting behavior any longer. This hatred and prejudice must is coming to an end.
George
Local news coverage:
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1009/670091.html
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=298&articleid=20091019_298_0_Whatsh4950&allcom=1
The wording was a little weird on the intersection, but it certainly describes a real area near Cherry Street.
emdubsf
I hope Brandon is doing better every day and feels the love and care being sent to him. This is a disgraceful inhumane attack that may as well have been carried out on orders of the religious right and our failed elected “leaders” (cowards) in DC. It’s time to fight back by any means necessary.
Sue Johnson
I live in Tulsa, and have a gay son who is around the age that Brandon appears to be. I saw this link on Facebook, and just went to collect the news link. I see that George has posted it, and also confirmed that the address is indeed valid. The four streets mentioned create a block.
I am sickened by this bigotry, and am so glad that Brandon fought back and wasn’t hurt worse. Poor sweetheart. Good will come out of it, though, because there WILL be dialogue which reminds these insufferable morons that this kind of behavior will NOT be tolerated in Tulsa. They’ll be caught, and I cannot wait.
Phoenix (Still Armed, Still Fabulous)
Faux News and the Republicans are doing their best to stir up the bigots. They want us dead. We have to start defending ourselves. It’s time to bring back Act Up and Pink Panther Patrol. Join your local Pink Pistols.
DeAnimator
I agree with EMDUBSF. No civil rights movement ever got anywhere with only a peaceful contingent. They deny us rights because we aren’t a threat. We’re less than them. Just gays who run around clubbing and fucking each other. We don’t care about anything and for the most part- our community proves them right. So it’s really time to care more about defending ourselves and doing shit than dollar drink nights and loud, shitty techno music.
Shae
I live in Oklahoma and i rarely see such open homophobia, i hope they get 2 dirty cunts and that fuck head man.
Jake the libertarian
Two words: Pink Pistols
joey
i wish those bitches woudl try that on me! but they better hope me and my homies dont catch them slippin!
ghcloverfld
I live near the city of Tulsa, and I see homophobia all the time. Not sure where you live Shae, but consider yourself lucky. Name calling aside, I’ve even had beer bottles thrown at my head near a local gay bar in Tulsa.
ghcloverfld
Previous web link is broken, try:
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1009/670120.html
snaggle
@John & @Concerned Person: as per previous news links, this is valid. My coworker checked directly with the Tulsa press and this is accurate.
That being said, everyone please remember that violence only begets violence. While I can’t say I haven’t wished for superpowers to defend my friends should the need arise, please be careful what you wish for in a confrontation. I was lucky in my one gaybashing to only have received a slight fracture that required no treatment, but any altercation can be devastating for both parties, physically and, especially for us, psychologically.
DUH
@ Concerned Person … incase you missed the news last night… or you havnt checked ktul.com… the street sign in the picture to cover this story is infact 13th and rockford… LOL…. ANYWAYS… HERE is the link
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1009/670120.html
^^ the same link that have been shared above..
xoxo
Godwhacker
Get well soon Brandon! Those sick idiots will get theirs. Calling instant Karma!
Sue Johnson
The KTUL link that everyone’s posting is indeed the one that you see while viewing the story, but isn’t one which works to get there. I got this link by emailing the srtory to myself from their page. It works:
http://clkurl.com/?em670120
The last time I looked, there were only two comments on this story, mine and another really short one. Would be nice to see more feedback there (the rational, intelligent kind), so that this television station takes the story as seriously as possible.
The link to the Tulsa World story is here:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20091020_11_A9_Whatsh689202
Lots of good responses on this one… last time I looked, only a few idiots.
Keith Kimmel
What a beautiful little boy, what a senseless act of violence. Goddamn but these stories really piss me off! Whats worse, is I know what the outcome will be. I’ve seen it play out in the past. Rather than allowing these incidents to charge us up and get us together, organized and mad as hell and working towards changing the situation that creates these kinds of disgusting stories, we all put our thumbs up our collective asses. Sigh. Rather than work myself up again, I’ll just repost my MySpace bulletin (webmaster/moderator feel free to remove the links to other news sites if thats an issue and accept my apology) which pretty much are my thoughts on the topic.
A story is peculating out of Tulsa that a beautiful young boy, Brandon Patrick (23) was knifed and beaten after a group of thugs/terrorists hurled anti-gay slurs at him. Brandon is gay.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/printerfriendlystory.aspx?articleid=20091020_11_A9_Whatsh689202
http://www.back2stonewall.com/?p=10183
There are some detailed (graphic) photos on the front page OKC’s fag rag Gossip Boy (http://www.gossip-boy.com/) (which appear to have come from Queerty – http://www.queerty.com/brutal-woman-uses-knife-to-saw-at-scalp-in-tulsas-bloody-bashing-20091019/) but supposedly all of the cuts were superficial (non-life threatening). Not that it matters.
This seems to be a recurring theme here in Oklahoma. Its time to fucking do something. I am sick and tired of seeing this happen and no one is doing anything about it. Get mad, get pissed off. You have good reason to be. Demand action out of Obama and our other elected leaders now. Not later. Remember, when they took their oaths of office, they promised to serve everyone and that includes the ones that suck cock.
Then there is the so-called “gay community”. While it remains to be seen what will be done about the issue, its important to note that less than fifty brave souls gathered to celebrate the life and denounce the killer of Steven Domer, a gay man beaten to death in Oklahoma City in 2007. And before anyone accuses me of living in a glass house and throwing boulders, no I wasn’t there either. Shame on me. The difference is I wasn’t there because I didn’t know about the event. You can be certain that plenty of people did know and instead choose to head to the club rather that honor a fallen one.
In the meantime, keep Brandon in your thoughts and look out for the homos next to you even if you don’t know them. We all have a responsibility to keep each other safe. Do your part. You are either part of the solution, or you are part of the problem.
DairyQueen
I am so thankful for the internet to spread the news, since the Mainstream Media doesn’t give a shit about the gay community unless we have done something wrong. The more posting about bashing on Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Gay News, the more exposure it will get. The MSM would rather spend 20 minutes on the fucking stupid ballon story or Carry Prejean palstic tits.
This hatred for GLBT is happening everywhere, not just in typical bigoted areas. We need to stand up and spread the news about this crap. I am going to post on my facebook everyday of any bashing across this country.
WiseUp
I suspect this is a hoax. Like with Shawn Bennett. Or at least way more to this story. Like with Jake Raynard in Canada.
Sue Johnson
WiseUp, this is no hoax… wish it was. I live in Tulsa; it’s real. Here are the story links from our newspaper and television news station:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091020_11_A9_Whatsh689202
http://clkurl.com/?em670120
On Facebook, add your “RSVP” (which only means you’re pledging to stand up and do what you can, where you can) to:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157858832969&ref=share
I haven’t tested the link… but one could probably also find it searching for the title, which is ” GAY BASHING IN TULSA!!! “