350 People demonstrate against homophobic aggression in El Prat de Llobregat

GAYLES.TV.- Observatory Against Homophobia (OCH) has alerted of a wave of aggressions LGTBIphobic en Catalonia during the weekend of Carnival. Three physical aggressions have been recorded in the localities of Olesa, Mataró y The Prat of Llobregat; and two episodes of insults and vexations in Barcelona.

The aggression of El Prat de Llobregat It is serious and the victim remains hospitalized. The events took place in front of the metro station Les Moreres at two o'clock on Sunday morning. The Local police and Mossos d'Esquadra They have arrested a minor and placed him at the disposal of the Prosecutor's Office accused of committing a Homophobic aggression or with a hate crime.

The president of l 'Observatory, Eugeni Rodríguez, has been very worried about the situation. "Lhe five recorded incidents reveal a feeling of impunity so great that the violence suffered by LGTBI people can become an epidemic", has declared. For this reason, he requests an urgent meeting with the Conseller d'Afers Socials i Família, Chaquir The Homrani with the objective of "activate urgent mechanisms that put an end to the situation of growing violence towards the LGTBI collective".

El Committee Vaga Feminista 8 de Març yesterday called a rally at the Plaza de la Vila to reject the aggression of the night of Carnival in which 350 people attended.