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News Gay couple beaten up for refusing to kiss for men’s entertainment (1 Viewer)

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Melania Geymonat (R) and her girlfriend Chris were beaten up by a gang of men on a London bus.
This horrifying picture shows a flight attendant and her girlfriend covered in blood after a gang of men attacked them when they refused to kiss for them. The apparently homophobic attack happened on a London bus as the couple returned home from an evening out last month. Ryanair worker Melania Geymonat, 28, from Uruguay, was left with a suspected broken nose while girlfriend Chris, from the US, was also beaten up. Melania, who lives in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, said they were sat at the front on the top deck because they enjoyed the novelty of the double decker bus. However, during the journey, she claims a gang of young men behind them saw they were a couple and started to demand they kiss while making crude sexual gestures.


Melania is waiting to see if her nose is broken (Picture: Sam Webb)

Melania said: ‘They wanted us to kiss so they could watch us. I tried to defuse the situation as I’m not a confrontational person, telling them to please leave us alone as Chris wasn’t feeling well.’ The men, who were in their 20s or 30s, began throwing things and the couple told them to stop during the attack on Thursday May 30. Melania added: ‘The next thing I remember was Chris in the middle of them and they were beating her. ‘I didn’t think about it and went in. I was pulling her back and trying to defend her so they started beating me up. ‘I don’t even know if I was knocked unconscious. I felt blood, I was bleeding all over my clothes and all over the floor.

‘We went downstairs and the police were there.’ Melania said there were at least four of them and one spoke Spanish while the others had a British accent. The attackers also robbed the couple before fleeing the bus. Melania, who moved to the UK in February and is on a year’s sabbatical from her medical studies, says she felt safe as a gay woman in London and was stunned by the attack. She released the picture to raise awareness of violence against women and gay people. She is still waiting to find out if her nose was broken in the attack, which happened following a night out in Camden, north London.

Melania added: ‘What upsets me the most is that violence has become a common thing, that sometimes it’s necessary to see a woman bleeding after having been punched to feel some kind of impact. ‘I’m tired of being taken as a sexual object, of finding out that these situations are usual, of gay friends who were beaten up just because. ‘We have to endure verbal harassment and chauvinist, misogynistic and homophobic violence.


Melania Geymonat said the attack was not isolated and violence against gay people and women is on the rise Campaign group Stonewall pointed out that homophobic attacks were on the rise. They said that 16% of lesbian, gay and bisexual people had experienced a hate crime or incident in 2016. That compared to 9% in 2013 – a rise of 78%. Director of Campaigns, Policy and Research at Stonewall, Laura Russell, said: ‘This attack is an upsetting reminder of how much we still have to do for LGBT equality. ‘It’s tempting to think that in 2019, we are safe from attacks like these, and indeed we all should be. ‘But sadly, this isn’t the reality.’ They said government research showed two-thirds of LGBT people avoided holding hands with their partner for fear of attack. They added that everyone needed to support the LGBT community. ‘We need people who believe in equality to take action and to come out for LGBT people. ‘If you want a society where everyone feels safe, do something about it today and support LGBT charities, communities and your LGBT friends and family.’ The Metropolitan Police confirmed they had started an investigation into the homophobic attack against Melania and Chris. A spokesperson said: ‘Police are appealing for witnesses and information after two women were assaulted and robbed in a homophobic attack on a bus in Camden.

‘The incident happened at approximately 02:30hrs on Thursday, 30 May after the two women, both aged in their 20s, boarded a N31 bus in West Hampstead.
‘As they sat on the top deck they were approached by a group of four males who began to make lewd and homophobic comments to them. ‘The women were then attacked and punched several times before the males ran off the bus.

A phone and bag were stolen during the assault. ‘Both women were taken to hospital for treatment to facial injuries.’ Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information is asked to contact police on 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD737/30May. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111. Transport for London (TfL) said ‘this sickening attack is utterly unacceptable.’ Siwan Hayward, Director of Compliance, Policing and On-Street Services at TfL, said: ‘Homophobic behavior and abuse is a hate crime and won’t be tolerated on our network. ‘All of our customers have the right to travel without fear of verbal or physical assault and we are working with the police to stamp out this behavior on our transport network. ‘We will do all we can to support the police investigation of this incident.'

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The entitlement :taeminface:
This is horrifying and during pride month too.. ugh. I hope they get caught soon.
 
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Disgusting human beings. All because these women didn’t want to fulfill your sexual fantasy. I hope these women recover well and these men get locked up for a long time. A real man wouldn’t put their hands on a woman like this.
 
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This is honestly so disgusting and I'm glad they were about to be vocal about it despite how traumatizing it was for them. People need to STOP saying theres barely any hate crimes because stuff like this happens every single day.
 
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I've read they have suspects/made arrest now. Honestly, I don't even know what to say but fuck the people who like to pretend that LGBT+ people do not face threats of violence. They were literally just riding the bus and those men attacked them
 

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These cowards are a fucking disgrace to my gender. You NEVER raise your hand to a woman. NOT EVER!
 

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I've read they have suspects/made arrest now. Honestly, I don't even know what to say but fuck the people who like to pretend that LGBT+ people do not face threats of violence. They were literally just riding the bus and those men attacked them
The problem is that people automatically assume that just because the law puts things in place to better accomodate types of people that the negative opinions about them just vanish when that is not the case.

Hopefully the men get the punishment they deserve and the women recover fine
 
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This is so fucked up! I'm glad they are getting punished, scumbags like them shouldn't walk freely on the streets.
My heart goes out to the couple. I hope they recover soon! 😔
 
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I am disgusted and heartbroken for these young women that had to endure hate and bigotry to this gang of thugs who should be locked up.
This also happened in my country as well. It just shows that even in a 'safer' environment than many other countries, this shit still happens.
This is really heartbreaking to say the least.
 

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