Spain’s prime minister has condemned an attack on a young gay man after a mob of people carved a homophobic slur into his buttocks. The attack took place on Sunday, Sept. 5, in the Spanish capital of Madrid. During the attack, the group called the man “disgusting,” “shiteater,” and “maricón,” the Spanish word for faggot. Related: Three arrested after young gay man beaten to death by mob in SpainSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the attack in a tweet, saying, “Hatred has no place in our society.”“I roundly condemn this homophobic attack. At the time, Prime Minister Sánchez called the attack on Luiz a “savage and merciless act.” Earlier this year, his government introduced a draft law that would strengthen the rights of LGBTQ people in Spain.

Source: MetroXpress September 08, 2021 11:37 UTC