Washington DC: HRC employee attacked exiting gay bar

The victim, a young man in his 20s, was leaving a gay-friendly bar at about 1 a.m. Saturday morning when several men on bicycles began to follow him, yelling anti-gay taunts.

"He suffered injuries to the back of his head, as well as to his face," friend Joe Solmonese said. "He went to the emergency room Saturday night," he said. "He was taken by ambulance. He had some stitches in the back of his head. He's bruised in his face. He was given an MRI, checked out internally. He's back at home and recovering now."

Saturday's attack was the latest in a string of recent hate crimes.