A man beaten outside of a downtown Huntsville bar said he was attacked for being gay and police left it out of the report.

Gary Bravo said two men beat him and used anti-gay slurs after he tried to stop the two men from accosting his female friend Friday, June 5. Bravo spoke at a press conference held at Free2be Safe office in Huntsville on Wednesday.

Bravo said police left his statements about his attackers using anti-gay slurs out of the report.

"You're an officer of the law," Bravo said. "You should not object to putting something in a report. Everything should be taken down. It should not be ignored just because I'm a gay man and you don't want to hear it."

Lt. Darryl Lawson, communications relation officer with the Huntsville Police Department, said that type of information is not included in a report, just a narrative of the incident.

"We won't necessarily put in (the report) he said this, she said that," Lawson said.

Lawson said he was unaware of Bravo or any witness telling police officers that anti-gay slurs were said by the attackers.

Alabama's hate crime law does not apply to sexual orientation, but if it did, Lawson said, it would not be a factor at this point in the case.

"It would still be an assault-second charge," Lawson said. "The only time the hate crime law comes into play is as an enhancement to whatever the sentencing is."

Bravo described his attackers as a white man with a beard, and a black man with dreadlocks. He said he and his female friend had just bought hot dogs outside of Sammy T's when one of the men grabbed his friend's arm. Bravo stepped in and told them to leave her alone.

"The next thing I remember, is being swung around and being swung at," Bravo said. "I ducked, and then after that my memory goes blank."

Bravo believes the attack was motivated by his sexual orientation.

"When you use f----- and a few other choice words that are not appropriate for all ages, you know it's directed to you," Bravo said. "It's not just a normal fight."

The attack left Bravo with four broken bones in his face, a fractured ankle and he has not regained full vision in his right eye yet.

"I've been in and out of doctor's offices non-stop," Bravo said.

Free2be Safe Anti-Violence Project set up a special fund for Bravo and have raised approximately $1,800 of their $2,500 goal, according to James Robinson, Free2Be executive director.

Robison said police took Bravo's statement while he still had a head injury.

"(Bravo) was in shock," Robinson said. "He didn't even remember talking to the second officer in the hospital."

Bravo said he understands everyone is not for gay rights, but he hopes everyone in the community will unite against violence.

"Because beating someone up [verbally] after they've already been beat up, you're kicking someone when they're down," Bravo said.

Updated at 10:03 p.m. to clarify Lawson's comments.