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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Ellie-Marie Watts

EXPLAINED: Vandalism shock no pride in graffitied slurs - The Real Truth

NOT COWED: Left, Raymond Terrace resident and proud gay man Chris Baguley with his car after it was rid of the homophobic slur and swastika graffiti. Right, the vandalised car.

"Gut wrenching" was how a Raymond Terrace father and advocate for the LGBTIQ+ community described finding a homophobic slur and swastika spray-painted on his car last week, while one of the Port's top cops called it "completely unacceptable".

Chris Baguley, who lives in Raymond Terrace with husband Scott and two children, did not notice at first that a three letter homophobic slur and swastika had been spray painted in gold on the side and back of his car overnight on Monday, August 1.

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