Post by pieter on Apr 13, 2020 4:55:20 GMT -7
www.facebook.com/fabioviana/videos/10157874764366531/?t=73
Amsterdam, April 12th. Easter. In spite of the meaning of this day, which relates to new life and peace, a Gay man suffered an Homophobic attack today in Amsterdam East (in front of the Lidl Supermarket at Molukkenstraat/Insulindeweg). Following the quarantine recommendations, the Gay man (Fabio just left home to go to the supermarket with his fiancée. They, like always, were walking holding hands, when a group of young guys started to verbally (afterwards physically) attack them saying that they were “f*** homos” and that they came from “cancerous mothers” and that they should die of cancer. He got his phone and called straight away Roze in Blauw (number: 088 169 1234) or Pink in Blue Police, the anti-gay discrimination group in the Politie Amsterdam. Most of the guys ran away and this guy, recorded on video, continued the verbal aggression and came to the point of even physically harass them (as you can see on the video). When he noticed that they had really called the police, he ran away. He must confess that his first thought was to hold him until the officers arrive. So 2 police cars came and he shared with them this video, they said that he should file a report and call the Roze In Blauw police again. After they left, 2 of the guys came on a scooter (as you can also see on this video, Scooter plate DBP 45L and SPIT on them). Despite the physical aggression, it was another crime because this can also have infected us with Corona, when people are forbidden to even stay closer than 1.5 m from each other. What he want with this report is to call all fellow gays, not only here in Amsterdam (where they are supposed to be safer than in other places in this world), to not only share this video but also to report any kind of Gay harassment/aggression. If they don’t do that, those people will continue with their intolerance and trying to impose their (lack of) culture in a land of freedom like the Netherlands. He is also sharing his face and the scooter plate to help the police track them.
PS: They have also witnesses for both situations (the aggression and when the guys spit on them)
PS2: When he mentioned culture, he meant that they come from a mindset where equality doesn't exist at all. He is talking about homophobic people. There is nothing to do with nationality nor specific group, but with the real meaning of the words RESPECT and TOLERANCE. If he would have been here speaking about nationalities, he would start with the most homophobic country of the world (also based on statistics), his homeland Brazil (He is Dutch but he was born there). A place where the president says that he’d rather have a dead son than a gay one... That’s why I feel even more upset with this situation - because he could expect this in Brazil, but not in Amsterdam ;(
Comment Pieter: It is a fact that the image of the Gay friendly, tolerant and liberal Amsterdam is a myth today. Amsterdam has become a world city. Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands with a population of 872,680 within the city proper, 1,380,872 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. Next to the Bohemian, Friendly, bright, liberal, and Gay friendly cities like Copenhagen, LA/San Fransisco (Castro District), New York, Berlin, Tel Aviv, West Hollywood, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, Amsterdam was known as a Gay friendly city. But that has a shadow side. It is a fake image. Because the majority everywhere is always straight. I recognised and found that out the last few decades. I was raised straight, am straight and live a straight life and therefor the society and my city Arnhem is suitable for me, because I am from the majority culture. For some strange reasons some Gay friends and colleagues liked me, knowing that I am not attracted to them and despite my straight behaviour and terrible love life. I got to know their world and know that there is always danger for them, because you have the reactionary conservative, ethnic, religious and political individuals, groups and movements that don't like them, don't want them to exist (live, work and have a social life in Amsterdam). These, I have to say this (despite the political incorrect nature of this and probably xenophobic connotations), are often teenage kids and young men, from Muslim migrant, Moroccan backgrounds, but these can also be Native Dutch folks from the country side visiting Amsterdam and other native Dutch Amsterdam people. But most attacks -verbal and physical- come from these Muslim migrant kids. See the video for yourself.
Amsterdam, April 12th. Easter. In spite of the meaning of this day, which relates to new life and peace, a Gay man suffered an Homophobic attack today in Amsterdam East (in front of the Lidl Supermarket at Molukkenstraat/Insulindeweg). Following the quarantine recommendations, the Gay man (Fabio just left home to go to the supermarket with his fiancée. They, like always, were walking holding hands, when a group of young guys started to verbally (afterwards physically) attack them saying that they were “f*** homos” and that they came from “cancerous mothers” and that they should die of cancer. He got his phone and called straight away Roze in Blauw (number: 088 169 1234) or Pink in Blue Police, the anti-gay discrimination group in the Politie Amsterdam. Most of the guys ran away and this guy, recorded on video, continued the verbal aggression and came to the point of even physically harass them (as you can see on the video). When he noticed that they had really called the police, he ran away. He must confess that his first thought was to hold him until the officers arrive. So 2 police cars came and he shared with them this video, they said that he should file a report and call the Roze In Blauw police again. After they left, 2 of the guys came on a scooter (as you can also see on this video, Scooter plate DBP 45L and SPIT on them). Despite the physical aggression, it was another crime because this can also have infected us with Corona, when people are forbidden to even stay closer than 1.5 m from each other. What he want with this report is to call all fellow gays, not only here in Amsterdam (where they are supposed to be safer than in other places in this world), to not only share this video but also to report any kind of Gay harassment/aggression. If they don’t do that, those people will continue with their intolerance and trying to impose their (lack of) culture in a land of freedom like the Netherlands. He is also sharing his face and the scooter plate to help the police track them.
PS: They have also witnesses for both situations (the aggression and when the guys spit on them)
PS2: When he mentioned culture, he meant that they come from a mindset where equality doesn't exist at all. He is talking about homophobic people. There is nothing to do with nationality nor specific group, but with the real meaning of the words RESPECT and TOLERANCE. If he would have been here speaking about nationalities, he would start with the most homophobic country of the world (also based on statistics), his homeland Brazil (He is Dutch but he was born there). A place where the president says that he’d rather have a dead son than a gay one... That’s why I feel even more upset with this situation - because he could expect this in Brazil, but not in Amsterdam ;(
Comment Pieter: It is a fact that the image of the Gay friendly, tolerant and liberal Amsterdam is a myth today. Amsterdam has become a world city. Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands with a population of 872,680 within the city proper, 1,380,872 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. Next to the Bohemian, Friendly, bright, liberal, and Gay friendly cities like Copenhagen, LA/San Fransisco (Castro District), New York, Berlin, Tel Aviv, West Hollywood, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, Amsterdam was known as a Gay friendly city. But that has a shadow side. It is a fake image. Because the majority everywhere is always straight. I recognised and found that out the last few decades. I was raised straight, am straight and live a straight life and therefor the society and my city Arnhem is suitable for me, because I am from the majority culture. For some strange reasons some Gay friends and colleagues liked me, knowing that I am not attracted to them and despite my straight behaviour and terrible love life. I got to know their world and know that there is always danger for them, because you have the reactionary conservative, ethnic, religious and political individuals, groups and movements that don't like them, don't want them to exist (live, work and have a social life in Amsterdam). These, I have to say this (despite the political incorrect nature of this and probably xenophobic connotations), are often teenage kids and young men, from Muslim migrant, Moroccan backgrounds, but these can also be Native Dutch folks from the country side visiting Amsterdam and other native Dutch Amsterdam people. But most attacks -verbal and physical- come from these Muslim migrant kids. See the video for yourself.