[csense]

I think the gay angle is more important here than the black / white one. Perhaps a pick-up gone wrong?

More likely just an a-hole with a very large chip on his shoulder.

From the article:

Michael McBain had just returned home to his Capitol Hill condo with his wife when two steps inside, a complete stranger beat him unconscious.

McBain was punched in the head and kicked in the face. "There was a big guy standing there, sort of blocking the door. And I guess I must have brushed past him," he said.

[csense]

The beating of this man reminds me of the beating of Justin Barker at Jena High School, Louisiana, in 2006.