Gay Couple Attacked in NYC

The NYPD is hunting a gang of six men after they allegedly attacked a gay couple outside a movie theater in Chelsea. The couple was holding hands on 24th street in Manhattan when they were approached by two young men yelling anti-gay slurs. Four others quickly appeared and began beating the couple with brass knuckles. The gay couple spent the night in the emergency room, one of them requiring seven stitches on his face. The NYPD is investigating the attack as a hate crime.