He Observatory against Homophobia has denounced another transphobic attack on Barcelona. A trans woman has suffered both physical and verbal attacks at the station Clot-Arago Renfe shortly before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, as the entity explained on its Twitter profile.
A witness recorded one of the moments of the attack and, in a video, insults such as “Fucking fagot & rdquor; or “son of a bitch” according to beteve
🔴Condemn episode of transphobia patit for a trans donut at l’estació d’El-Clot-Aragó.
i ️ Registrem incidence and active protocols and services of psychosocial accompaniment and legal assessment.
🟣Seguim treballant to guarantee a friendly public transport lliure d’LGTBI-fobia. pic.twitter.com/MG58DOzYqW
— Observatory Against Homophobia (@OCL_H) June 20, 2023
From the Observatori they assure that the protocol of the Barcelona City Council has been activated and both the Office for Non-Discrimination like Renfe, and they are studying whether TMB should also activate its protocol.
Another transphobic attack on June 10
He Barcelona subway It was last Saturday, June 10, the scene of another aggression against LGTBIQ collective. A transgender woman she was attacked by a man around 9:00 p.m. inside a carriage on Line 1 (red).
“I’m going to kill you and your wig”said the attacker to the victim after shaking him multiple punches and kicks. He Observatory Against Homophobia (OCH) already denounced the altercation as an episode of “extreme violence and transphobic“.
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The attacker addressed the victim “with rebukes such as get out of there, you’re making a fool of yourself,” the OCH reported this Sunday. The situation escalated to physical aggression and the travelers they recorded with their mobile.
In the images it can be seen how the woman tries to defend herself however she can. In addition, several travelers tried to stop the aggressor at the same time, others moved away so as not to be injured.