'Someone yelled "f****t" and threw a 激しく揺する at my 直面する': Distraught New York student is inundated with messages of support after 存在 支配するd to 残虐な homophobic 乱用 in the street

  • Jake Traugott, 23, said he was on his way to buy pizza 近づく his home in Queens, New York, when he was 肉体的に and 口頭で attacked
  • The philosophy student 株d photographs of himself crying and bruised に引き続いて the 申し立てられた／疑わしい attack which have since been 株d on Instagram
  • Jake 明らかにする／漏らすd in a 最近の Facebook 地位，任命する that he has since received thousands of messages of support and 申し込む／申し出s of pizza
  • Instead, he encouraged 支持者s to 寄付する to a LGBTQ 青年 helpline

By Miranda Bryant For Dailymail.com

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A student has been inundated with messages of support after he was 恐らく 支配するd to homophobic 乱用 on his way to a New York pizzeria.?

Jake Traugott, 23, said he was on his way to buy pizza 近づく his home in Queens, New York, when a driver yelled 'f****t' and threw a 激しく揺する at him.

In a Facebook 地位，任命する that was 循環させるd by others on Instagram, the philosophy student 株d a photograph of himself crying and bruised.

Attacked: Shaken student Jake Traugott, pictured, was inundated with messages of support after being subjected to homophobic abuse on his way to New York pizzeria
Attacked: Shaken student Jake Traugott, pictured, was inundated with messages of support after being subjected to homophobic abuse on his way to New York pizzeria

Attacked: Shaken student Jake Traugott, pictured, was inundated with messages of support after 存在 支配するd to homophobic 乱用 on his way to New York pizzeria

Targeted: The philosophy student, pictured, said he was on his way to buy pizza near his home in Queens, New York, when he was physically and verbally attacked

的d: The philosophy student, pictured, said he was on his way to buy pizza 近づく his home in Queens, New York, when he was 肉体的に and 口頭で attacked

He wrote: 'I was just walking 負かす／撃墜する the street. I got a small refund check from Fordham today and I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to get myself a pizza...?

'Not more than a few 封鎖するs from my house someone yelled "f****t" from their car and threw a 激しく揺する at my 直面する and sped off.?

'I just went home. I did not want to get to the pizzeria only to cry.?This is New York City. I am shaken. My 直面する will 傷をいやす／和解させる.'

Since his story was 株d online, Jake said he has received thousands of messages of support and 申し込む／申し出s of pizza.

'Shaken': Writing on Facebook, pictured, he said the driver 'sped off' after yelling 'f****t' and throwing a rock at his face

'Shaken': 令状ing on Facebook, pictured, he said the driver 'sped off' after yelling 'f****t' and throwing a 激しく揺する at his 直面する

Selfless: Thanking supporters, he said he has received thousands of kind messages and offers of pizza but encouraged people instead to donate to a?LGBTQ youth helpline

Selfless: Thanking 支持者s, he said he has received thousands of 肉親，親類d messages and 申し込む／申し出s of pizza but encouraged people instead to 寄付する to a?LGBTQ 青年 helpline

'I cannot begin to 表明する my 感謝 to the thousands of people who have tried to get in touch with me and 株 their support and love.?

'More messages than I can read and more friend requests than I can 受託する have been sent through every medium there is to 接触する me.?

'The good can never はるかに引き離す the bad, but it can outshine it,' he wrote.

Thanking people for their 申し込む／申し出s to buy him pizza, he 招待するd support ers to instead 寄付する to The Trevor 事業／計画（する）, which 申し込む／申し出s 緊急 support services to LGBTQ 青年.?

He 追加するd: 'This is a much better good and a more practical way to 押し進める 支援する against powerlessness and bigotry. Many of you have been so 肉親，親類d. Thank you.'??

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