The couple recently moved to Austin from Corpus Christi, saying that they were looking for a more accepting environment.
Austin ranks #2 in anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in Texas, after Dallas, in 2017.
“I think that we would both like it to be [investigated] as a hate crime, as well as bringing awareness back to this issue, that it’s still happening in 2019, and, even as far as we’ve come in the past couple of years, that this is still a relevant problem, obviously,” Tristan said.