Growing transphobia and authoritarianism go hand in hand – they must be resisted

By Amnesty International

Late one summer’s night in 2018, I was walking with a friend through central Thessaloniki when a man approached us to ask for directions. We stopped and, without warning, he attacked us. My friend got away but the man chased me down the street punching me on the forehead and kicking me in the back. The reason? A “man [my friend] was wearing a skirt”. More than […] The post Growing transphobia and authoritarianism go hand in hand – they must be resisted appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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