France: indignation for aggression against a trans woman in March

A video of the widespread aggression on social networks, which has been viewed more than 1.5 million times on Twitter, shows a group of protesters surrounding the woman as she was walking out of the metro on the Plaza de the República, where she went. the demonstration of the Algerians.

In the pictures we hear a crowd bouncing and insulting her when she tries to cross the square, before a man gave 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 TV, the 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 said, "took out his penis, waved it and told him that I had to please him," while others "laughed and even threw me some beer".

The woman explained to the newspaper Le Parisien that "the most difficult thing was not the blows, but the humiliation".

The badault, which took place 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 do," said the president of the SOS Homophobia badociation, Joel Deumier.

The Mayor of ParisAnne Hidalgo also expressed outrage on Twitter and demanded that those responsible for this intolerable act be identified and punished. "

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