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Homophobia: 'you are sick', verbal assault on a tram in Rome

2021-06-04T21:24:49.710Z


Addressed with heavy and vulgar words, insulted while he was yesterday afternoon on tram 3, in the central area, in Rome. (HANDLE)


Addressed with heavy and vulgar words, insulted while he was yesterday afternoon on tram 3, in the central area, in Rome.

It is the latest episode of homophobia reported by Fabrizio Marrazzo, Gay Party spokesperson for LGBT +, Solidarity, Environmental and Liberal rights.

The act of homophobia is also witnessed by a video in which one hears 'sick' at the address of gays. 

"We give our solidarity and support - says Marrazzo - to the boy, victim of homophobia. What we see in the video is unfortunately how many LGBT people (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) suffer every day just to leave the house and these are cases that associations denounce daily, this happened in broad daylight and in the center, imagine what happens in isolated and peripheral places. The law against homophobia approved in the chamber and called Ddl Zan is not enough, in fact if we see what the homophobe declares on the tram, it is based on prejudices that the law does not sanction ".

"In fact, with Article 4 it allows us to be called sick and inferior, and with Article 7, any course in schools against discrimination against LGBT people (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) is actually prohibited - underlines Marrazzo - therefore, it does not help to combat prejudices, on the contrary it protects the homophobes who feed them, paradoxically leading to an increase in episodes like these which are only the next step for those who can freely define us as sick ".

"Therefore, the law must at least give the same rights against racism which the current text does not do, indeed the declarations of those who should support the law, but open to the right and to the bishops, worry us, because they only risk worsening or bury the proposal. Therefore, what happens in society and politics demonstrates the importance of a party like ours which - he concludes - really represents the interests of LGBT + people ".


Source: ansa

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