Chile: Man assaults lesbian couple in subway

Chile

The Movilh* has denounced a situation of homophobic violence occurred on Monday in the Quinta Normal subway, where a subject physically and verbally assaulted a young lesbian couple, when they were preparing to use the stairs. It all started when the man wanted to overtake them on the escalators and realized they were a couple. When this happened, they received strong threats from him, as well as a kick when he noticed that one of them was recording him.
(Translated)

El Movilh ha denunciado una situación de violencia homofóbica ocurrida este lunes en el metro Quinta Normal, donde un sujeto agredió física y verbalmente a una joven pareja de lesbianas, cuando ellas se disponían a utilizar las escaleras. Todo comenzó cuando el hombre quiso adelantarlas en las escaleras mecánicas y se dio cuenta que eran pareja. Cuando esto sucedió, recibieron fuertes amenazas de su parte, además de una patada cuando notó que una de ellas lo estaba grabando.
(Original)

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* MOVILH is the Chilean Homosexual Movement for Integration and Liberation (Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual).

One response to “Chile: Man assaults lesbian couple in subway

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