France: Trans woman violently assaulted in Clermont-Ferrand

by Alice Lavigne

In a testimony distributed by the QUEER Auvergne association, Nathalie explains that she was visiting a friend in the Vergnes district of Clermont-Ferrand on Saturday December 21.  Descended from the building to go smoke, a dozen young men began to whistle, thinking she was a cis woman.

"  As soon as they realized that I am transgender, they started to insult me, to call me a dirty trans, fag, tranny then by following a first kick in the back which made me fall, then a rain of kicks in the face mainly, I lost count of it  ”she writes.

His attackers snatched his purse, which contained his phone, papers, credit card and vital card, before fleeing. 

The 53-year-old woman suffers from a fracture of the floor of the right orbit, as well as numerous bruises. To help Nathalie, who is therefore forced to advance her medical expenses, the Outrecuidance 63 collective launched a kitty. He explains that this money will also allow him to buy a new phone or to finance possible legal costs. 

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