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Felix Adrian Schäper from the Trans*Inter*-Münster association kneels in front of a flag with memorial stones that people have laid out at the scene of the crime
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"We must counter such hate violence with all our toughness": Nancy Faeser commented on the death of a trans man.
The 25-year-old wanted to help several women who had been threatened at Christopher Street Day in Münster last Saturday.
An unknown hit the helper brutally to the ground.
The man succumbed to his injuries on Friday.
On Twitter, the Federal Minister of the Interior was dismayed.
'A young man is beaten to death because he wanted to help others.
On a #CSD.
In the middle of Germany.
In the year 2022. That leaves me stunned and infinitely sad."
According to witnesses, on August 27, the suspect insulted several women with "lesbian whore" or "piss off" and approached them threateningly.
According to the police, the 25-year-old noticed the situation and asked the troublemaker to refrain from insults.
"The young man's efforts to mediate are said to have been the trigger for the attack," police and prosecutors said.
The suspect, described as 18 to 20 years old, fled on foot with a companion.
According to witnesses, the slight man wore flared jeans, a T-shirt and a bucket hat.
The police are looking for him and are looking for other witnesses.
Felix Adrian Schäper, board member of the Trans*Inter*-Münster association, also commented on the fact: "It was definitely an anti-queer attack." The 25-year-old was a trans man.
And the attacker had previously insulted two lesbian women in a homophobic manner.
The federal government's queer commissioner, Sven Lehmann, said: »In Germany, too, we have a big problem with hatred of queer people.
Queer violence is a threat that can be deadly.
We all have to stand up against this violence every day.«
NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) emphasized that the man had shown civil courage and courage by standing up for others in everyday life.
»The fact that he lost his life in the process makes me stunned and sad.
Discrimination and violence have no place with us.
We have zero tolerance for all forms of misanthropy.«
Green Party leader Ricarda Lang said on Twitter: "My thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased.
And to all queer people who feel insecure and threatened when reading messages like this.
I am very sorry."
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