Lesbian Attacked By Men Shouting Homophobic Slurs, Gets Support Online After Picture Of Her Bloodied Face Goes Viral
Lesbian Attacked By Men Shouting Homophobic Slurs, Gets Support Online After Picture Of Her Bloodied Face Goes Viral
An attack in the UK has left an 18-year-old girl named Ellie-Mae Mulholland severely beaten after assailants allegedly jumped her while shouting homophobic slurs.
The Hull incident has been widely publicized, with many people calling for justice for the girl and denouncing the attack publicly.
However, it is not clear if there has been any development on the case on the authorities’ side, as…
Melania Geymonat And Girlfriend Chris Want People To Fight All Kinds Of Homophobia After London Bus Attack -- Teenage Assailants Viewed Lesbians As 'Sexual Objects'
Melania Geymonat And Girlfriend Chris Want People To Fight All Kinds Of Homophobia After London Bus Attack — Teenage Assailants Viewed Lesbians As ‘Sexual Objects’
After a horrific attack against a pair of gay women on a London bus on May 30, the two have decided to speak out about the incident, and have shared their view of the whole situation.
According to the women — 28-year-old Melania Geymonat, a doctor from Uruguay who now works as a flight attendant for Ryanair, and her American girlfriend, Chris, 29 — they were targeted by a group of men who saw…
COPS have arrested four teenagers after a Ryanair stewardess and her girlfriend were battered on London bus ‘because they refused to kiss for gang of yobs’. Melania Geymonat, 28, was with her Ameri…
The attack was widely condemned as Melania described how she and her girlfriend were surrounded by the "hooligans" and punched while on the N31 in Camden.
Writing on Facebook, Melania said: "They started behaving like hooligans, demanding that we kissed so they could enjoy watching, calling us ‘lesbians’ and describing sexual positions.
"I don’t remember the whole episode, but the word 'scissors' stuck in my mind.
"In an attempt to calm things down, I started making jokes.
"I thought this might make them go away. Chris even pretended she was sick, but they kept on harassing us, throwing us coins and becoming more enthusiastic about it."
She said before she knew it, Chris was in the middle of the group of men being beaten.
Melania added: "I went over there only to find her face bleeding and three of them beating her up.
"The next thing I know is I'm being punched.
"I got dizzy at the sight of my blood and fell back. I don’t remember whether or not I lost consciousness.
"Suddenly the bus had stopped, the police were there and I was bleeding all over."
The incident took place on 30th May, when Uruguayan Melania Geymonat and her American girlfriend Chris were on the way to West Hampstead from Uruguay. The pair was on a double-decker bus when a gang of four men sitting in the back of the bus began demanding kiss for their entertainment.
Lesbian Couple Beaten In London After Refusing To Kiss For Men -- Photo Of The Bloodied Women Sparked Intense Reactions
Lesbian Couple Beaten In London After Refusing To Kiss For Men — Photo Of The Bloodied Women Sparked Intense Reactions
Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend, Chris, were brutally beaten and robbed by a group of young teenagers as they were traveling through London, England via a double-decker London N31 bus.
According to British authorities, the incident took place on May 30. The lesbian couple was returning home after a night out in West Hampstead, North West London.
Arrests are made after Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend were set upon by a group of men on a night bus.
BBC News:
Melania Geymonat, 28, said the attack on her and girlfriend Chris happened on the top deck of a London night bus as they were travelling to Camden Town.
A group of young men began harassing them when they discovered the women were a couple, asking them to kiss while making sexual gestures.
Arrests have been made in connection with the attack, the Met said.
Earlier, police said they were "following up" on CCTV footage of the assault. The force has not disclosed how many arrests have been made.
Speaking about the attack, which happened in the early hours of 30 May, Ms Geymonat told BBC Radio 4's World at One she had previously experienced "a lot of verbal violence".
But she said she had never before been physically attacked because of her sexuality.
Ms Geymonat said: "They surrounded us and started saying really aggressive stuff, things about sexual positions, lesbians and claiming we could kiss so they could watch us.
"To ease the situation I tried to make some jokes, like Chris wasn't understanding because she didn't speak English.
"She even acted as if she was sick... but they started throwing coins. The next thing I know Chris is in the middle of the bus and they are punching her.
"So I immediately went there by impulse and tried to pull her out of there and they started punching me. I was really bleeding.
"The police are extremely good; we are in close touch and they are investigating."
Ms Geymonat added that the gang of at least four men might have broken her nose during the ordeal, and stole a phone and bag from them before fleeing.
Both women were taken to hospital for treatment to facial injuries.
Ms Geymonat said one of the men spoke Spanish and the others had British accents.
Bus operator Metroline said there was CCTV footage of the attack and it was co-operating with the Met Police.
Laura Russell, director of campaigns, policy and research at equal rights charity Stonewall, said the attack also showed "how much we still have to do for LGBT equality".
She said: "Government research found that more than two thirds of LGBT people said they had avoided holding hands with a same-sex partner for fear of a negative reaction from others.
"This attack is a reminder of why."
London mayor Sadiq Khan described the attack as disgusting and misogynistic, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the assault was "absolutely shocking".
Health Secretary Matt Hancock called it "appalling", adding "everyone has the right to love".
