Brutal homophobic beating of a gay couple in Rome

A gay couple suffers a homophobic attack in Rome, Italy

There was uproar and commotion in Italy after the pictures of Violent homophobic beating They were greeted by a group of people walking hand in hand on a street in the center of Rome. Four other young people – three men and a woman – rushed at them, they hit them with a beltwith their fists and they also kicked him in the head. A hate crime that someone recorded and that no one tried to stop.

The couple were beaten with belts and insulted on the streets of Rome in a homophobic attack committed by a group, as reported this Friday by the organization ‘Gay Center’, an entity that has a support center for people. LGTBIQ+ community.

Brutal homophobic aggression

Both boys were attacked last weekend, at 4 a.m., after a LGBTQ+ events in Rome And, while they were crossing the street hand in hand, a car blocked their path and stopped, as can be seen in the video posted on social networks.

A gay couple suffers a brutal homophobic attack in Rome, Italy

Four people, three men and a woman, got out of a car and began attacking them. Homophobic insults And hit them.

One of the youths was “hit with a Belts, kicks and punchesWhile the woman attacked both of them on the head,” the organisation said in a statement.

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They try to identify homophobic attackers

“In addition to the physical pain, we were deeply hurt by the indifference of people who witnessed the scene to intervene. These people preferred to film what happened and publish it on social networks, making fun of our painthe couple said.

Alessandra Rossi, spokesperson for the unit, warned of an increase in complaints about these types of episodes, expressing their “concern, but also the strength generated by indignation” in the face of these events. He has not been identified yet.

“Institutions need to pay more attention to recognizing the specific protections they need They are suffering Among them,” he said.

The ‘Gay Center’ invited “those who were present and registered the vehicle’s license plate to report it by calling +39 800713713 or Reporting to the police.

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