Gay Filipino American recounts fear after viral photo captures encounter with white supremacists

Roswell Encina says the July 4 encounter turned a routine trip into a moment that renewed his resolve to defend democracy.

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Filipino American Roswell Encina says he feared what might happen after dozens of masked Patriot Front members boarded the Washington Metro train carrying him to an Independence Day celebration in Maryland. A Getty Images photograph showing Encina seated among members of the white supremacist group became one of the most …