Protest planned after party-goer bashed

A protest will be held in Sydney hipster hub Newtown as the self-described freaks, hippies, goths, punks and ferals of the area rally against violence, including the assault of a young man wearing a dress.

"Newtown isn't what it used to be," the Keep Newtown Weird and Safe group posted online.

"An influx of violent dickheads on weekends has made our streets unsafe to walk down."

The group will on Saturday afternoon march along the suburb's famous King Street, two weeks after a 25 year old was bashed by three men, believed to have been targeted because he was wearing a dress.

He was treated at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for a large cut to his head and other injuries

The group says the suburb has changed and their mates have been "bullied, harassed, threatened and beaten".

Anecdotally, violence has increased as the area has become busier due to Premier Mike Baird's controversial lockout laws, but the government and its chief statistics man, Dr Don Weatherburn, insist there has been no rise in crime.

"This is about reasserting Newtown's identity as a beautiful community of queers, weirdoes, freaks, hippies, goths, punks, ferals, migrants and everyone else who doesn't fit in elsewhere," the protest group said.