York, Pennsylvania, police have arrested 22-year-old Devin Thomas Harbaugh for allegedly strangling a drag performer, Sible Sible Stackhouse (who is also known as Vayne Disharoon). LGBTQ+ community members rallied in support of Disharoon after the August 22 attack.In a public Facebook statement recounting the incident, Brady Pappas wrote that he, Disharoon, and others had finished drinks at the Gift Horse Brewing Company when a nearby table of five individuals began making comments about them. Related Drag in the military: How drag queens helped U.S. soldiers win World War II The group allegedly called Pappas, Disharoon, and their friends fa**ots, followed them outside of the establishment, yelled, If you wanna dress like women act like women, and began making threats.[Disahroon] was in no way being physically aggressive and said multiple times that they did not want to fight, Pappas wrote. [Harbaugh] did not stop trying to get to Vayne and once he did, began to push Vayne, grab them, and punch them while trying to get Vayne into a chokehold. Vayne swung their book bag at him trying to put some distance between them, but fell over a bench, in which the guy then threw Vayne to the ground and choked them to the point that they turned purple, passed out, and began seizing after coming back to consciousness about 5 seconds later. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Pappas wrote that he began sobbing, tried to pull Harbaugh off of Disahroon, and begged the alleged attacker to stop. Eventually, an employee from Gift Horse managed to pull Harbaugh off of Disahroon and held Harbaugh down until police arrived.However, Pappas said that Harbaugh and his friends began lying to police, and officers initially charged Disahroon with disorderly conduct. This was hate. Vayne never laid a hand on the guy until they had to defend themselves, Pappas wrote, adding, The interactions with the cops were disappointing as they dismissed everything that we said. Police later dropped the charge against Disharoon after examining surveillance video footage and investigating the incident further.In a public Facebook statement, Gift Horse condemned several despicable, poor excuses for human beings [who] followed, harassed and violently attacked 3 people solely because they (the disgusting individuals) viewed the 3 as different and not confirming to the, norm. The brewery also wrote that it gave the groups names to the police and have banned them permanently from the establishment.Harbaugh has since been charged with aggravated assault and strangulation.Harbaughs attorney George Marros said, The incident, while regrettable, was not motivated by bias or prejudice towards anyone in the LGBTQIA+ community. In a statement last Friday, Police Commissioner Michael Muldrow wrote, YORK has no time and no tolerance for HATE of any kind. Incidents like these should NOT occur anywhere. Muldrow also thanked businesses, agencies and the community for getting involved and supporting individuals, The York Daily Record reported.In a separate statement, York City Human Relations Commission Executive Director Clare Twomey wrote, There is no doubt that everyone involved in the investigation of this atrocity that traumatized those beautiful souls attempting to enjoy an evening out, which also directly affected the LGBTQIA+ community at large, sees this for what it is: an unadulterated hate crime!Twomey also added that Pennsylvania has no hate crime law covering gender identity or sexual orientation, but noted that the federal 2009 The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act covers sexual orientation. Hate crime charges havent been filed against the alleged attacker at this time. A week after the attack, on August 29, about 100 LGBTQ+ community members and supporters held a rally near the site of the attack. Pappas and Muldrow spoke at the rally, as did Disharoon.I really hope that this can shine a light on community and that it does not matter how small the town you come from is, what kind of people live in that town, how hateful they are, how loving they are. You will always be able to find community to stand behind you and help you through these issues, Disharoon said at the rally.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.