Cops are hunting for five thugs who viciously attacked a man in Brooklyn while shouting anti-gay slurs at him, police said yesterday.

The 22-year-old victim had just left a gay and lesbian event at a pizzeria in Carroll Gardens at around 12:50 a.m. on March 2 when he was followed to Luquer Street and Hamilton Avenue.

He victim was treated at Lutheran Hospital for cuts on his head and face.