Teen claims Penn State 'frat guy' attacked him for being gay - NY Daily News

Please keep in mind as you read this, authorities aren’t investigating the assault as a hate crime because Pennsylvania law does not consider LGBTQs a protected class.  Yes you read that correctly!!

A Long Island teenager claims he was brutally beaten by a fraternity member after revealing he was gay during a visit to Pennsylvania State University.

John Mateer, 19, posted photos on social media after the bloody attack Sunday, sparking outrage from thousands of supporters and a police probe into a possible hate crime.

"Don't let a frat guy know that you're gay," he wrote on Twitter. "I am bleeding on my phone."

The Wantagh, L.I., native studies at Queens College but was visiting Penn State over the weekend when he said he was targeted outside a fraternity house by a man who outwardly said he hated homosexuals.
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Penn State condemned the alleged attack in a statement Tuesday.

"Violence in any form is repulsive and hurtful, and those responsible should and will be held accountable for their actions," the statement said.

The suspect was identified late Monday and is not a Penn State fraternity member, the State College Police Department said. Officials did not release his name.

Teen claims Penn State 'frat guy' attacked him for being gay - NY Daily News