WAW8062-8816

Anti-trans violence (Europe & Central Asia)
Date of the incident
Jun 6, 2022
Country/territory of the incident
  • South Europe, Europe: North Macedonia
City of the incident
Strumica
Location of the incident

Latitude: 41.43576142816299

Longitude: 22.637862324681926

Location of the incident
Sex assigned at birth
male
Gender identity or expression
  • trans man / trans masculine / transgender man
Occupation
  • unemployed
Migrant status
not a migrant
Nationality
Macedonian
Race or ethnicity
White
Age range
26 to 30
Connection to LGBTIQ communities
very involved
Time of the incident
afternoon: 12:00 to 17:00
Type of incident
  • systemic violence (public hate speech, transphobic legislations, abuse by law enforcement and institutions)
Type of location of the incident
  • other
Basis for bias
  • gender identity / gender expression
Bias indicators
  • differences between suspect and victim
  • witness perception
Source of information about the incident
  • victim / survivor
Case reported to the police
no
Reasons for not reporting to the police
  • lack of trust in the police
Treatment by police
  • unknown / not applicable
Response from local authorities
  • unknown / not applicable
Medical care requested
no
Reasons for not seeking medical care
  • lack of trust in healthcare institutions
Treatment by medical staff
  • unknown / not applicable
Other support received
  • unknown / not applicable
Impact of the violence on the victim/survivor
  • mental health (e.g. fear, helplessness, intrusive thoughts, trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.)