Gay bar vandalized in Fresno

Dan82 · Apr 9, 2011

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=8062020]

Fresno Police are not calling this case a hate crime, but the owners there certainly feel they are being targeted because of their sexual orientation.

Construction crews covered anti-gay slurs that had been written on the doors of "The Phoenix" bar Friday afternoon. Owner Karl Jensen now feels he's a victim of a hate crime. "It's become a little bit personal."

Jensen and his partner Bryan Beckstrand walked into their bar Tuesday -- only to find their walls and mirrors covered with anti-gay words.

A photo in particular shows two words that are most commonly used to offend members of the gay community spray painted on a wooden board.

Jensen says the vandals carried out their attack in broad daylight while he went out to lunch.

"I've seen the other graffiti and kind of thought okay maybe that's just kids stuff. But then when I felt like it was really targeting us, I think it really shook me up a little." said Jensen...

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=8062020]
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RaRa · Apr 9, 2011

Thank god my parents moved the hell out of there so I didnt have to grow up there.

Fresno is one of the more conservative areas of Cali.

Theres also nothing to do there...blah.

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