Gay TV star: I was assaulted for being associated with Ann Coulter

A cast member of the gay reality TV show "A-List Dallas" tells The Daily Caller that he was punched to the ground and bloodied Friday night by someone vandalizing his car because he 's a gay conservative associated with commentator Ann Coulter.

Taylor Garrett, a Republican consultant in Texas who stars in the reality series on the channel LOGO TV, said in an interview that he was attacked outside a birthday party in Dallas after finding a vandal scratching "F—k Coulter" on the side of his car.

Photos provided by Garrett to TheDC show the phrase about Coulter keyed in large letters across his car. Other photos show Garrett with a bloody ear and blood covering his white shirt.

Garrett said he decided to join the show because he wanted to show that there are gay "conservative, Republican, Christians" out there. But he said he has been "destroyed by the gay community" for his views and he's doubtful he'll return for another season after this.

"I would've thought people would have been a little more tolerant considering that our community advocates for tolerance, but it has been nothing but mean spirited attacks, especially after the Ann Coulter scene," he said.

The point of having lunch with Coulter, he said, is to show people that "just because you don't support gay marriage doesn't make you a bigot, doesn't mean you hate gay people, it just means you disagree on gay issues."