Mass attack on a trans boy in the Sants neighborhood of Barcelona
El Observatory against LGTBIphobia and Trans Platform have reported an attack by 12 jóvenes to a trans boy last Saturday in the neighborhood of Sants de Barcelona.
As the victim explained, the boys started laughing at him behind his back and asking him if he was a boy or a girl. When he confronted them and told them that he was a boy, they began to insult him, saying "lesbian fucking» and that gave «asco«, that he showed them his penis and they attacked him. They spat on him and punched him in the face and head.
Finally, he was able to flee and take refuge in a supermarket, where he was treated by a local police patrol.
Protest rally on Thursday
The Mossos d'Esquadra They still have no official record of the complaint. He Observatory against LGTBIphobia of Catalonia is looking for the victim to accompany her to report to the police station, as she did with the two previous attacks, so that an official investigation can be initiated.
The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, and the councilor of the commons Marc serra They have condemned the events and have expressed solidarity with the victim.
El Observatory has called a rally on Thursday of next week to denounce the latest transphobic attacks in the Catalan capital, three with the one that happened on Saturday night in Sants.
