Watch: Drag Restaurant Owner Says He was Attacked for Being Gay, Blames Trump

Tuesday February 14, 2017

The owner of a popular drag restaurant and cabaret chain posted an emotional video to Facebook Sunday, saying he was punched in the face because he's gay, Towleroad points out.

In the post that captioned the 70-second clip, Mark Zschiesche Yvonne Lame, owner and founder of Lips Drag Queen Showplace Restaurant and Bar, says he was attacked because of President Donald Trump and his supporters.

"Look at what happened to me... I am 54 years OLD and this has never ever happened to ME..," he wrote. "I blame TRUMP ....and those who support him."

In the video, Lame, who has a visibly bruised face and black eye, explains what happened to him.

"This has never ever happened to me," he says while crying. "Somebody hit me because I'm gay and I have never, ever in my entire life have experienced this."

Lame goes on to say he believes he was attacked because of Trump and his supporters.

"I blame this on Trump and all of you that supported him because I have never in my entire life, ever, experienced this - ever. Look at my face because someone beat because I was gay. And I blame Trump and all those who support him because the person who hit me said it's because I'm gay."

"So thank you those of you who voted for him. thank you," Lame adds.

His video has been viewed over 51,000 times and shared over 800 times. Several people left comments, offering support for Lame.

"Well we are here with you, I just showed this to my neighbor," one user wrote. "Sending our prayers and hopefully they will get there karma! I know lots of gays and they are wonderful people!"

"Regardless of whether or not Trump's responsible, beating someone up because of their sexual orientation is heartless, and a true crime against humanity. And a hate crime," another added. "I do hope the asshole who did this to you gets what's coming to him/her."

Though Lame didn't offer many details about the incident, San Diego Gay & Lesbian News reports the alleged attack took place in San Diego's North Park neighborhood. San Diego Police Department Officer Billy Hernandez told the website that police received a call from Lame about being assaulted but said he was not at the scene when authorities arrived. No report was taken.

There are Lips Drag Queen Showplace locations in New York, San Diego, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale and Chicago.

Watch Lame's video below.



