Argentina: attack on lesbian couple after long term harassment

September 2020:

In another anti-lesbian attack in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Constitución, two lesbians were attacked on Monday night  after constant and long-standing hatrassment and threats. One of the assaulted lesbians lives on O’Brien Street and is a neighbor of the alleged aggressor.

He has always insulted her for her sexuality and made fun of her when he saw her hugging or walking hand in hand with her girlfriend in the neighborhood. Last Monday, faced with one of the usual insults, the couple responded. The man then retrieved a baseball bat from his house, and together with his friend, they chased and beat the women in the middle of the street.

The couple reached the corner of Santiago del Estero, trying to get help. A group of policemen who were traveling through the area heard the women’s screams and were able to arrest the 67-year-old man and an accomplice friend who was with him at the time of the savage beating. “He hit me because I am lesbian,” said the victim when she was helped by the police. The police immediately notified SAME, according to Infobae.
(Translated)

Dos lesbianas fueron agredidas el lunes por la noche en un nuevo ataque lesboodiante en el barrio porteño de Constitución. Si bien este hecho legó a los medios, lo cierto es que las agresiones y amenazas son constantes y de larga data. Una de las lesbianas agredidas vive sobre la calle O’ Brien al 1.200 y es vecina del agresor.

Desde siempre, éste la insulta por su elección sexual y se burlara de ella cuando la veía abrazada o caminando de la mano de su novia por el barrio. El pasado lunes, ante una de las habituales agresiones, la pareja respondió. E hombre decidió entonces buscar un bate de beisbol de su casa, y junto a su amigo, las persiguieron y golpearon en plena calle.

Al llegar a la esquina de Santiago del Estero para pedir ayuda, un grupo de policías que recorría la zona escuchó los gritos de la mujer y pudo detener al hombre de 67 años y a un amigo cómplice que se encontraba con él en el momento de la feroz golpiza. “El me pegó porque soy torta”, relató la víctima al ser auxiliada por los efectivos, quienes inmediatamente dieron aviso al SAME, según consignó Infobae.
(Original)

Continue reading at: https://www.nueva-ciudad.com.ar/notas/202009/44492-ataque-lesboodiante-en-constitucion-me-pego-porque-soy-torta.html (Source)

 

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