New York mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn has responded to a disturbing spate of alleged anti-gay attacks in the area by offering a series of free self-defense classes to the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The council speaker, who is openly gay, spoke at length about the series of attacks at the Queens Pride Parade on June 2, CBS New York reports. “This is the kind of violence and frequency and in severity we haven’t seen in a really long time,” Quinn is quoted as saying. “It isn’t safe to be gay everywhere in New York City.” The self-defense classes will focus on street smarts rather than actual fighting and will be free to the public, the report states. “We...
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