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Enraged D.C. Man Yells Anti-Gay Slurs While Ripping Down Pride Flag

The vandal can be heard in a security video yelling “f*ggot motherf*ckers.”

A man was caught on video this week shouting anti-gay slurs while furiously tearing down an LGBTQ Pride flag from outside a private home in Washington, D.C.

A Capitol Hill East neighborhood resident shared the security footage, which shows the irate man storming up to the house, ripping off the rainbow flag, slamming it against a fence, and throwing it onto the sidewalk. The vandal can be heard repeating homophobic phrases like “faggot motherfuckers” and “fucking faggots.”

“This happened in broad daylight at our house on Independence [Avenue] at 17th St., S.E. this morning while my wife was walking our dog,” the resident wrote in a Twitter post, which was also shared on local D.C. community blog Popville. "People like this should not be on the streets."

The video was tweeted to the attention of D.C. police, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and D.C. Council member Charles Allen, who represents the area where the incident occurred.

D.C. Police Lt. Brett Parson, who oversees the department’s LGBT Liaison Unit, told the Washington Blade that police have watched the video and reached out to the resident.

"We saw the Popville post as well and have attempted to make contact with and have the property owner make a report," Parson said in an email. "They were encouraged to contact the LGBT Liaison Unit Duty Phone or call 911. We stand ready to respond, investigate, and provide support."

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