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Beaten in gay mecca.


Chris Crain thought he'd be safe walking hand in hand with his boyfriend in gay-friendly Amsterdam in the wee hours of April 30. So when a strange man spat spat

juvenile aquatic shellfish, especially oysters ready for settlement on solid surfaces—'spat fall'.
 on him, Crain, editorial director for Window Media, which owns the Blade and other gay newspapers, turned to ask why. That's when a group of men appeared and attacked "I got lucky: no broken bones This article or section has multiple issues:
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 and a lot to think about," Crain on the Blade Web site.
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Title Annotation:HATE CRIME
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Jun 7, 2005
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