Five men insult and assault a gay couple

GAYLES.TV.- Early Saturday morning a gay couple received insults and a punch in the neighborhood of Gracia de Barcelona. Five young men rebuked the couple shouting "maricones«. They attacked them and hit one of them on the lip, causing a wound. The other was hit on the head and his glasses were thrown to the ground. The events happened around 06:00 in the morning on the street Bonavista.

The couple managed to flee the aggressors and reach the area of the Jardines de Gràcia Where they could take a taxi. The violent came to throw them a stone while they got into the car. They went to the airport and took a flight to Grenada. From the taxi itself they called 112 to alert the Mossos of aggression Once in Grenada, they traveled to a health center, which issued them a medical report and informed the courts, as established in the protocol for homophobic attacks. The couple explained that they will file a complaint with the Mossos when they come back to Barcelona.

Reactions to aggression

El Homophobia Observatory (OCH) has condemned the attack and made himself available to those attacked: «The pattern is repeated and impunity is repeated ”. Also has claimed administrations active and effective policies against LGTBIfòbia: «We have to move from the basic discourse of rejection by the Administration to concrete actions. What? They must be preventive, safety and punitive. That is to say: an imaginary must be created in which these boys who go out to attack us know that it cannot be done and that there is a punishment«.

El Barcelona's town hall He has also condemned this homophobic aggression in the city. The councilor of Citizenship and Participation Rights, Marc serra, has said that it is a «attack»To the open and diverse city model they want to Barcelona and assured that he will not give in «not a span»To hatred and intolerance.

El Homophobia Observatory (OCH) is working with neighborhood and social entities in the neighborhood of Gracia to organize a rally in rejection of the Homophobic aggression the next Wednesday, February 12 at 18:30 p.m..