Outrage for an assault against a transgender woman in Paris: "The hardest thing was not the shots, but the humiliation"

French police investigate a aggression against a transgender woman insulted and beaten during a demonstration in Paris against Algerian President Abdelaziz Buteflika.

A video of the aggression broadcast on social networks, which was seen more than 1.5 million times on Twitter, shows a group of protesters surrounding the woman while she was walking out of the metro into the Plaza de la República, where took place the demonstration of the Algerians.

In the images you hear an abucheéandola crowd and insulting when he tries to cross the square, before a man gives him a flurry of punches.

A woman wearing an Algerian flag on her shoulders tried to help her until the arrival of a subway security team who intervened to evacuate her.

In an interview with BFM TVthe victim, who introduced herself as Julia, 31, said she was badaulted by three men. "One of the three m's watched and said," Ah! But you have bads! Can I touch them? And he put his hand on my chest. "

Another, he says "He took out his penis, shook it and told him I had to please him"while others "They laughed and they threw me beer".

The woman explained to the newspaper The Parisian What "The most difficult part was not the blows, but the humiliation".

The aggression, which occurred on Sunday, March 31, triggered a wave of condemnation and sympathy for the victim.

"Everyone should be able to move freely in public spaces, regardless of gender. This video shows that this is not the case and that there is still much to be done, "said the president of the SOS Homophobia Association, Joel Deumier.

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo also expressed outrage on Twitter and asked that those responsible for this intolerable act be identified and punished. "

The prosecutor's office in Paris has opened an investigation to find the attackers.