Missing from the article is any mention of the culture/religion to which the man's attackers belong. Although anti-gay bigotry and assaults were in steady decline since Pierre Trudeau decriminalized homosexuality, changing demographic patterns - i.e. the importation of people from cultures where homophobia is firmly entrenched - are contributing to a rise in anti-gay violence. It is ironic that L/liberals don't connect the dots. It will be a long time, if ever, before the adherents of a Seventh-Century cult accept sexual diversity. What is even more ironic is that many in the LGBTQ community don't connect the dots either. Holding a "welcome refugees" sign when those "refugees" would gladly see you dead is not merely naive; it is stupid beyond belief. If gay men want acceptance, they will have to fight back more than ever before. Given the vicious enemy that they face this time however, the gay lib struggles of past decades will look like a proverbial walk in the park. by comparison.