Publicly called a ‘Faggot’ and urinated on

September 2014

Wade* was sitting on the steps of a residential building on a busy street when a group of three men came up to him shouting ‘faggot!’

The men also shouted, ‘let’s get him!’ and two of the men interrogated Wade in an abusive manner while the third man unexpectedly urinated on Wade from behind. The respondents then walked away.

Wade felt frightened by the incident and lodged two complaints with ADNSW. The first complaint of the man who had urinated on Wade was settled separately. Wade lodged the second complaint against the other person.

At conciliation the man denied using the word 'faggot' or being homophobic, and disputed Wade’s claims. He did accept that Wade would have felt intimidated and agreed to pay Wade $1,000 and give him a written apology.

*Name has been changed to protect the privacy of the individual.