I'll ask the question again:

Let's say these hooligans were exactly the same, except they were gay instead of straight.

And let's say they saw two men kissing on the bus and got turned on, and the same series of events occurred.

Would this be a hate crime against males?


Let's take it even further.

Let's say these hooligans saw a man and woman kissing on the bus, and got turned on, and the same series of events occurred.

Would this be a hate crime against heterosexuals?


I'd like to understand how the victims being female and lesbian have anything to do with this being a hate crime. This was an attack against TWO PEOPLE (doesn't matter their gender or orientation) who wouldn't put on a sex show for 5 young perverts, who then attacked them for talking back to the perverts.

NOT A HATE CRIME.