When a Stranger Asks You, "Are You Gay?"

I've been watching this case in Duluth for a month now, and I'm still stunned that the County Attorney's and Sheriff's offices haven't found it a hate crime.

You go to a graduation party for a friend's sister. The only two people you know there are your friend and her sister.

Five minutes after you get there a stranger comes up and asks you, "Are you gay?"

In the case of Max Pelofske, 21, of Duluth he answered, "Yes, I'm gay. Is that a problem?"

The stranger hit him and threw him to the ground. A...