It shows that people can only be pushed so far before they start pushing back. This isn't a New York issue, gays are being attacked everywhere they put controls on normal people.
It goes to show that some people can exceed the bounds of rationality when they lose.
are you speaking of yourself? most of your posts on any gay related topic border on irrationality.
People may have to accept your lifestyle, but they do not have to condone or like it.
as to the OP, that was a criminal act, not a political statement. There is no such thing as a hate-crime. The motives or thoughts of the criminal do not matter, its the violation of law that matters.