AKZ6808-8714

Anti-trans violence (Europe & Central Asia)
Date of the incident
Jun 17, 2021
Country/territory of the incident
  • South Europe, Europe: Albania
City of the incident
Tirana
Location of the incident

Latitude: 41.33154002246567

Longitude: 19.807389378547672

Location of the incident
Sex Characteristics
Unknown
Sex assigned at birth
male
Gender identity or expression
  • trans woman / trans feminine / trans femme / transgender woman
Occupation
  • activist / movement leader
Migrant status
not a migrant
Nationality
Albania
Race or ethnicity
White
Age range
19 to 25
Connection to LGBTIQ communities
very involved
Time of the incident
evening: 17:00 to 21:00
Type of incident
  • physical violence (body harm, assault, beating, etc...)
  • psychological violence (bullying, threats, cyber hate, discriminatory behaviour, abusive literature and music, etc...)
Type of location of the incident
  • street
Basis for bias
  • gender identity / gender expression
Bias indicators
  • victim perception
Clarification of bias indicator (local language)

Gjithmone kur kthehesha ne shtepi degjoja fjalet e grupit te djemve qe me shanin dhe hidhnin shpesh gura duke mallkur dhe uruar vdekjen si shkak i Transfobise.

Clarification of bias indicator (English)

Every time I returned home, I heard the words of the group of boys who insulted me and often threw stones, cursing and wishing for death as the cause of Transphobia.

Source of information about the incident
  • victim / survivor
Case reported to the police
yes
Reasons for not reporting to the police
  • unknown / not applicable
Treatment by police
  • ignorant / insensitive to gender identity
  • suspicious / distrustful
Response from local authorities
  • case dismissed
Medical care requested
no
Reasons for not seeking medical care
  • unknown / not applicable
Treatment by medical staff
  • unknown / not applicable
Other support received
  • Friends/community
Impact of the violence on the victim/survivor
  • access to employment / work situation
  • mental health (e.g. fear, helplessness, intrusive thoughts, trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.)
  • physical health (e.g. short-term or long-term body harm, injuries, bruises, hospitalisation, etc.)
  • self-sufficiency / economic situation