Thousands of people gathered in London's Trafalgar Square Friday night to set vigil and rally against the sudden rush of anti-gay hate crimes in the vicinity, according to the Advocate.
The untimely death of 62-year-old Ian Baynham, who was heading out to a club when he was brutally attacked and murdered helped incite the demonstration against the escalating hate crimes.
BBC News reports that family and friends and thousands of gay, lesbian and transgender people turned out to mourn Baynham. Tributes were also paid to trainee Pc James Parkes, who suffered skull fractures after an attack in Liverpool. Rows of candles spelt out "No To Hate" and speeches took place before a mass two-minute silence.
Speaker after speaker at the candlelit vigil urged people to contact the police if they were victims of hate crime. When speaking about Baynham, people told of a man who grew up in a world where gay people kept their sexuality under wraps and his determination to always challenge homophobic abuse.
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