Cali, Colombia: Woman abused by bus driver for being lesbian

Cali Bus Lesbophobia

The woman, according to her complaint, was verbally and physically assaulted by the bus driver of that company when she requested that she be allowed to sit in a seat that remained empty despite not carrying the full number of passengers. According to her, the driver hurled insults telling her that she did not give her the seat “because she was a lesbian”. The complaint was made known through this document, officially published by the LGBTI Municipal Council of Cali.
(Translated)

La mujer, según su denuncia, habría sido agredida verbal y físicamente por parte del conductor de un bus de esa empresa cuando solicitó que se le permitiera sentarse en un asiento que permanecía vacío a pesar de no llevar el cupo de pasajeros completo. Según ella, el conductor le lanzo improperios diciéndole que no le daba el asiento “porque era lesbiana”. La denuncia se dio a conocer a través de este documento, publicado oficialmente por el Consejo Municipal LGBTI de Cali.
(Original)

Continue reading at: https://tubarco.news/2019/03/05/mujer-denuncia-que-conductor-de-bus-le-nego-una-silla-por-ser-lesbiana/ (Source)

One response to “Cali, Colombia: Woman abused by bus driver for being lesbian

  1. Pingback: 2019 in review: Lesbians in the News | Listening to Lesbians

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