LIVE: Hundreds of people gathered in the center of Prague to honor the memory of the victims of the homophobic murder
Today, hundreds of people gathered at Wenceslas Square in Prague to honor the memory of the victims of the homophobic murder in Bratislava. Organizers and speakers speaking out for people to stop the spread of prejudice against LGBT+ and pass the lawwhich would also allow same-sex couples to marry.
“Together we must stop the prejudices that feed this hatred from spreading. The terrorist’s motivation it was fed by the public statements of public figures including politicians and politicians,” said Czeslav Walek from the Jsmefér initiative. He recalled the recent request of 23 organizations that called on the government and Parliament to adopt legislation to protect LGBT+ people. To date, over 17,000 people have signed the call.
The equalization of LGBT+ people was also attended by the government representative for human rights, Klára Laurenčíková. According to the ČTK reporter, Senator Miloš Vystrčil (ODS), who should continue as President of the Senate, and Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib (Pirates) are also attending the meeting as spectators.
Gay bar shooting
Nineteen-year-old in Bratislava in mid-October young man shot dead two men aged 23 and 26 and seriously injured a 28-year-old woman outside a bar A heating plant that is visited by people from the LGBT+ community. The shooter fled the scene and later committed suicide.
According to the prosecutor’s office, before the crime, he posted a manifesto directed against members of the LGBT+ community and Jews. Slovak police are investigating the case as terrorism. According to her, the man attacked at the gay bar after his plan to attack Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger failed. According to the Slovak media, the last farewells to the murder victims were held today in Bratislava and Žilina.